How to Use Traceroute at Hostinger

Understanding the results of tracert or traceroute command

Updated 2 weeks ago

If your website is working though you can’t see it from your location after clearing cache, you can check for connectivity issues. Based on which OS you are using on your computer, open Terminal or Command prompt:

OS

What to open and how

Linux

Click Ctrl + Alt + T or Search → Terminal to run terminal

Mac OS

In Spotlight search for Terminal

Windows

Click Win + R, type cmd and press Enter to reach Command prompt

Next, run the following command in Windows:

tracert your-hosting-ip

On Linux and Mac OS:

traceroute your-hosting-ip

Replacing your-hosting-ip with the IP of your hosting plan. You can find it by navigating Websites → Manage → Plan details, in the Website details section:

Website Details panel with the website IP address highlighted in a red box

If you get a result like this:

Traceroute command output showing hops and several request timeouts

It means that your connection to our server is being lost at the last point before the first line with Request timed out.

To solve this issue, contact your ISP and ask them to change your network routing. If this is not an option or the issue persists, you can try the following:

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