pathping Command Examples

A trace route tool combining features of ping and tracert. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/pathping.

• Ping and trace the route to a host:

pathping {{hostname}}

• Do not perform reverse lookup of IP address to hostname:

pathping {{hostname}} -n

• Specify the maximum number of hops to search for the target (the default is 30):

pathping {{hostname}} -h {{max_hops}}

• Specify the milliseconds to wait between pings (the default is 240):

pathping {{hostname}} -p {{time}}

• Specify the number of queries per hop (the default is 100):

pathping {{hostname}} -q {{queries}}

• Force IPV4 usage:

pathping {{hostname}} -4

• Force IPV6 usage:

pathping {{hostname}} -6

• Display help:

pathping /?