We’ll show you, How to use traceroute in Linux. The traceroute is a command-line tool that comes pre-installed with Linux and a few other operating systems. Understanding traceroute and the ping command is a must if you want to understand problems like packet loss and high latency. If there is an issue when connecting to an IP/website, traceroute can show us where the problem is. It gives a listing of all the router hops between your computer and a web server. This helps you verify that the routing over the networks in between is correct and quickly determine whether you need to contact your Live Support team.