Question

In addition to the ping command, what other command is useful in displaying network delay and breaks in the path to the destination

Answer 1

Tracert (windows) or traceroute (linux) will display the hops in the path between source and destination.

Answer 2

Answer:

Traceroute or Tracert (for Windows)

Explanation:  

Traceroute command is used to trace a path between two systems. It measures the speed and route which the packet takes to a destination and also the time it takes to reach from source to destination. Tracert is Windows version of traceroute command. It shows different hops required to transmit from the source to destination system. It shows the different routers or number of hops needed to reach from the source system to the destination system. This helps to find out if the packets are taking an estimated route to get to the remote system. Traceroute helps to specifyvwhere network delay is occurring.

Traceroute sends data packets with low survival time, which determines how many hops can the packet survive before it is returned. When a packet is unable to reach the final destination and expires at halfway, that node returns the packet and identifies itself. Traceroute identifies intermediate hosts by slowly increasing survival time. If any of the hops come back with  Request timed out, it indicates network traffic or congestion.

Difference between ping and traceroute is that Ping determines quickly and easily if the specified server can be reached. It also specifies the time it will take to send and receive data from destination. In contrast, Traceroute determines the exact route to reach the server and time taken by every hop.