The tracert.exe (Trace Route version 5) in Win98SE is
optimized for ISP's providing 56K access. Earlier versions
do not differentiate between the K56Flex and x2 standards
and thus does not adequately compensate for the protocol
latency.
   But if you have a non-56k modem and a non-56k ISP
access earlier versions of tracert.exe is still a good free
way to find out if your ISP has high lag times. Otherwise,
worst scenario: lag times may show readings which are
too low that should have timed out.

   100ms or better to play games on the internet.
   125ms is what I refer to as par.
   200ms or over is a red flag.

   Thanks for flagging me on this issue Alan S.
-yui shin


Alan Schneider wrote:
> At 07:54 PM 11/6/1999 , Yui Shin said:
>
>  >Or if you have Win98 SE you can go to a "windowed" DOS prompt
>  >while connected to the internet and type:
>  >
>  >   tracert www.(any server destination to test).com
>  >   example:        tracert www.download.com
>
> I may be mistaken or not understanding something you're saying but tracert
> has been in Windows for quite a bit longer than Win98 SE...I believe it's
> been around since at least Win95 and possibly even Win 3.1...
> --
> Regards,
> Alan

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