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A Windows trace route tool combining features of ping and tracert.

:: To ping and trace the route to a host:
pathping <hostname>

:: To do not perform reverse lookup of ip-address to hostname:
pathping <hostname> -n

:: To specify the maximum number of hops to search for the target (the default is 30):
pathping <hostname> -h <max_hops>

:: To specify the milliseconds to wait between pings (the default is 240):
pathping <hostname> -p <time>

:: To specify the number of queries per hop (the default is 100):
pathping <hostname> -q <queries>

:: To force IPV4 usage:
pathping <hostname> -4

:: To force IPV6 usage:
pathping <hostname> -6

:: To display detailed usage information:
pathping /?