If you are having connection issues and want to pinpoint where the cause is. You can follow the different instructions below (depending on the type of Operating System you have) to run a traceroute.


.:|Traceroute|:.
You can perform a traceroute by performing the following steps:

Windows Vista/7
1. Go to Start
2. Enter cmd in search programs and files, and select the cmd.exe in the programs list
3. At the prompt, type tracert yourdomain.com and hit enter.

Windows XP/2000
1. Go to Start > Run...
2. Enter cmd and click OK.
3. At the prompt, type tracert yourdomain.com and hit enter.

Windows ME/98/98SE
1. Go to Start > Run...
2. Enter command and click OK.
3. At the prompt, type tracert yourdomain.com and hit enter.

Unix/Linux/Mac OS X
1. Open a terminal screen
2. At the prompt, type traceroute -I yourdomain.com and hit enter

.:|NSlookup|:.
You can perform a nslookup by performing the following steps:

Windows Vista/7
1. Go to Start
2. Enter cmd in search programs and files, and select the cmd.exe in the programs list
3. At the prompt, type nslookup yourdomain.com and hit enter.

Windows XP/2000
1. Go to Start > Run...
2. Enter cmd and click OK.
3. At the prompt, type nslookup yourdomain.com and hit enter.

Windows ME/98/98SE
1. Go to Start > Run...
2. Enter command and click OK.
3. At the prompt, type nslookup yourdomain.com and hit enter.

Unix/Linux/Mac OS X
1. Open a terminal screen
2. At the prompt, type nslookup yourdomain.com and hit enter