From: Nym 2 <nym2@dongco.hyperreal.art.pl>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:15:40 +0800
To: "Bernie B. Terrado" <bbt@peak-two.uplb.edu.ph>
Subject: Re: question
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"Bernie B. Terrado" <bbt@peak-two.uplb.edu.ph> wrote:

> traceroute, is it effective as ping or finger.
> what other info would I have to know about it

ping just tells you that a host is reachable. finger gives you information
on who is logged in, which real name is associated to an address etc.
traceroute gives you a list of hosts that are used to connect from your
site to the other host. you can use traceroute and whois to figure out
where a host is located, who is their isp, etc.