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Select three random companies, and issue the whois and traceroute (tracert in Windows) commands for each one. Tracert is available from a command prompt. To use whois, you will need to search for an online tool. Then write a short paragraph about each utility outlining the kinds of information available from each. Copy & Paste screen shots for each utility and each company to back up the reported findings.
Assuming i am a noob. I would be glad if someone would outline how to tackle this question for my homework assignment.
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Tracert
Read this article for information on trace routes
Company 1 - BBC Run a tracert on bbc.co.uk
C:\>tracert bbc.co.uk
Using the information from the tracert documentation will help you document your findings. Then follow the same methodology for the next two companies.
Who is
There is a webisite Whois Lookup
Just put in bbc.co.uk or whatever.
The first paragraph here outlines the information you can get from it. Also looking up a domain will show you what information this will provide.
The information on the websites will help with:
Then write a short paragraph about each utility outlining the kinds of information available from each.
You will then need to take screenshots.
The question is very straight forward, add a sprinkling of common sense and you have yourself an answer.