This tutorial will teach you how to trace an IP address to see from where packets are routed.
To do this first click on Start button of your Windows, click on run an type in Open field: cmd and hit Enter. Now you are in DOS window. Type at DOS prompt 'tracert onlinehowto.net' and hit enter. Now you can see how packets are routed and reach host/IP address which you specified with tracert command.
Trace an IP address in DOS window
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C:\>[b]tracert onlinehowto.net[/b]
Tracing route to onlinehowto.net [66.226.93.73]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 3 ms 9 ms 9 ms ras1.koelnet.com [89.252.227.20]
2 19 ms 9 ms 9 ms gw.koelnet.com [89.252.227.17]
3 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 212-56-2-229.estnet.bg [212.56.2.229]
4 19 ms 9 ms 9 ms mtel-est.estnet.bg [212.56.2.14]
5 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 213.226.7.4
6 39 ms 39 ms 39 ms 62.67.32.85
7 39 ms 49 ms 39 ms ae-0-54.bbr2.Frankfurt1.Level3.net [4.68.118.98]
8 189 ms 200 ms 190 ms as-0-0.mp2.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.128.149]
9 190 ms 189 ms 189 ms ge-6-0-0.gar2.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.97.210]
10 197 ms 219 ms 189 ms ABACUS-AMER.gar2.Level3.net [64.158.218.2]
11 189 ms 190 ms 189 ms gi1-1.cr1.sandiego.abac.net [66.226.66.1]
12 190 ms 200 ms 189 ms bgbody.com [66.226.93.73]
Trace complete.
C:\>For other specific trace options you can type 'tracert /?' like shown below.
C:\>[b]tracert /?[/b]
Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout] target_name
Options:
-d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
-h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
C:\>Need a specific tutorial? Do not hesitate and submit a request!
posted on 2009-Jun-23 | 01:55:34 AM
posted on 2010-Mar-29 | 10:24:43 AM
posted on 2010-Mar-30 | 12:23:25 AM
I think will be more useful to post the answer of your question here, and by this way we can share our expirience with other visitors, not only with you by your personal email.
Try this:
Open command console (Start -> Run -> cmd.exe) and type netstat -a . Next find your yahoo messanger in the list and see the IP address, port, etc. From here I think you will be able to understand which have to be searched IP address.