Trace ip route (traceroute) is een tool die gemaakt is om een path tussen de bron en bestemming ip adres te traceren en eventuele vertragingen te analyseren. In het voorbeeld hieronder wordt ip route van plek waar autor van deze website woont naar ip adres 208.87.35.103 of china.org getraceerd.
Deze traceroute laat zien dat 14 routers van 7 verschillende organizaties zitten er tussen. Grootste vertraging van 170 microseconden is tussen 152.179.26.218 en 24.244.158.2.
| Hops | Loss | IP | Name | Location | Tzone | Avg ms | Min ms | Max ms | Netwerk |
| 0 | 0 | 192.168.2.38 | xp-686764f6be38.bazan.nl | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | [Local Network] |
| 1 | 0 | 192.168.2.227 | zen.bazan.nl | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | [Local Network] |
| 2 | 0 | 192.168.1.1 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | [Local Network] |
| 3 | 0 | 83.117.169.1 | s5375aa01.adsl.wanadoo.nl | (Netherlands) | - | 30.0 | 24 | 47 | Online Breedband B.V. |
| 4 | 0 | 194.134.18.92 | - | (Netherlands) | - | 23.0 | 23 | 24 | Online Breedband B.V. |
| 5 | 0 | 194.134.161.215 | pc1.cr1-asd8.nl.euro.net | (Netherlands) | - | 24.0 | 24 | 24 | Euronet Internet BV |
| 6 | 25 | 194.134.161.11 | pc11.er1-asd8.nl.euro.net | (Netherlands) | - | 50.0 | 23 | 187 | Euronet Internet BV |
| 7 | 0 | 194.134.41.133 | t-systems.er1-asd8.nl.euro.net | (Netherlands) | - | 23.0 | 23 | 24 | Online Breedband B.V. |
| 8 | 0 | 217.239.40.142 | - | (Germany) | - | 121.0 | 119 | 134 | Deutsche Telekom AG, Internet Service Provider |
| 9 | 0 | 194.25.211.18 | - | (Germany) | - | 119.0 | 119 | 120 | Deutsche Telekom AG |
| 10 | 0 | 152.63.33.122 | 0.ae1.XL4.IAD8.ALTER.NET | Dulles, VA, USA | -05:00 | 120.0 | 119 | 122 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 11 | 0 | 152.63.85.58 | 0.ge-7-3-0.XL4.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 152.0 | 149 | 167 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 11 | 0 | 152.63.80.198 | 0.ge-6-3-0.XL4.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 152.0 | 151 | 157 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 11 | 0 | 152.63.80.94 | 0.so-7-1-0.XL4.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 150.0 | 150 | 151 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 11 | 0 | 152.63.86.193 | 0.so-5-1-0.XL4.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 154.0 | 150 | 181 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 12 | 0 | 152.63.84.138 | TenGigE0-7-4-0.GW11.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 152.0 | 151 | 154 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 12 | 0 | 152.63.84.150 | TenGigE0-5-0-0.GW11.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 151.0 | 150 | 153 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 12 | 0 | 152.63.82.250 | TenGigE0-7-1-0.GW11.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 151.0 | 150 | 154 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 12 | 0 | 152.63.84.154 | TenGigE0-5-0-1.GW11.MIA4.ALTER.NET | Miami, FL, USA | - | 151.0 | 150 | 153 | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business |
| 13 | 0 | 152.179.26.218 | Internet-gw.customer.alter.net | Ashburn, VA, USA | -05:00 | 160.0 | 159 | 162 | ANS Communications, Inc |
| 14 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 0 | 24.244.158.2 | - | Nassau, Bahamas | - | 170.0 | 160 | 189 | Cable Bahamas |
| 16 | 0 | 208.87.35.103 | china.org | Nassau, Bahamas | - | 162.0 | 161 | 163 | Secure Hosting Ltd. |