Connectivity tools: ping, tracert, pathping and Test-NetConnection

Skills you'll practise

• Interpret ping results including timeouts, "Destination host unreachable" and TTL
• Read tracert and pathping output, recognizing ICMP rate limiting
• Use Test-NetConnection to test a TCP port and read TcpTestSucceeded
• Choose the right tool for the question you're asking

Course outline

1. 1.Connectivity tools: ping, tracert, pathping and Test-NetConnectionVideo · 5 min
2. 2.ping and its trapsLesson · 14 min
3. 3.tracert, pathping and Test-NetConnectionLesson · 16 min
4. 4.Reading tracert, pathping and Test-NetConnection output closelyLesson · 13 min
5. 5.Connectivity tools: ping, tracert, pathping and Test-NetConnection: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 17 questions
6. 6.Connectivity tools: ping, tracert, pathping and Test-NetConnection: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Line-of-business app blocked on one subnetScenario
8. 8.Final exam7 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
• Microsoft Learn: Test-NetConnection cmdlet reference
• Microsoft Learn: ping command reference
• Microsoft Learn: pathping command reference
• Microsoft Learn: tracert command reference