tracert question

[Gordon]

If I type in the following command: "tracert www.eclipse.co.uk" (without the
quotes" I get the following output:
Tracing route to www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 * * * Request timed out.
2 25 ms 26 ms 26 ms 82.153.3.1
3 27 ms 26 ms 28 ms 82.153.2.57
4 27 ms 26 ms 25 ms fe0 [81.5.191.14]
5 27 ms 27 ms 26 ms po5 [212.104.128.170]
6 27 ms 29 ms 28 ms 82.153.250.2
7 27 ms 28 ms 27 ms 82.153.252.253
8 28 ms 28 ms 28 ms www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]

Trace complete.

Notice step 1.

If however I type in the command: "tracert 82.153.252.62" (without the
quotes) I get the following:
Tracing route to www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms mygateway.ar7 [192.168.0.1]
2 25 ms 24 ms 25 ms 82.153.3.1
3 27 ms 25 ms 26 ms 82.153.2.57
4 25 ms 28 ms 27 ms fe0 [81.5.191.14]
5 29 ms 29 ms 26 ms po5 [212.104.128.170]
6 27 ms 27 ms 27 ms 82.153.250.2
7 44 ms 41 ms 39 ms 82.153.252.253
8 28 ms 27 ms 28 ms www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]

Trace complete.

Notice Step 1. Why should the substitution of 82.153.252.62 for
www.eclipse.co.uk mean that the first hop is different, would that have any
effect on accessing certain servers, and how would I fix it if it is?

 

[JS]

My guess is that the url name must be routed to a DNS server that translates
the name to an IP Address.

JS

 

[Poprivet]

Hmm, interesting; I haven't come across that. Did you retry with the name
to see if it's repeatable or if it was just a glitch? Tried it from here
and no problem, but I'd have been on different nodes than you.

Pop`

 

[Guest]

If I type in the following command: "tracert www.eclipse.co.uk" (without the
quotes" I get the following output:
Tracing route to www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 * * * Request timed out.
2 25 ms 26 ms 26 ms 82.153.3.1
3 27 ms 26 ms 28 ms 82.153.2.57
4 27 ms 26 ms 25 ms fe0 [81.5.191.14]
5 27 ms 27 ms 26 ms po5 [212.104.128.170]
6 27 ms 29 ms 28 ms 82.153.250.2
7 27 ms 28 ms 27 ms 82.153.252.253
8 28 ms 28 ms 28 ms www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]

Trace complete.

Notice step 1.

If however I type in the command: "tracert 82.153.252.62" (without the
quotes) I get the following:
Tracing route to www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms mygateway.ar7 [192.168.0.1]
2 25 ms 24 ms 25 ms 82.153.3.1
3 27 ms 25 ms 26 ms 82.153.2.57
4 25 ms 28 ms 27 ms fe0 [81.5.191.14]
5 29 ms 29 ms 26 ms po5 [212.104.128.170]
6 27 ms 27 ms 27 ms 82.153.250.2
7 44 ms 41 ms 39 ms 82.153.252.253
8 28 ms 27 ms 28 ms www.eclipse.co.uk [82.153.252.62]

Trace complete.

Notice Step 1. Why should the substitution of 82.153.252.62 for
www.eclipse.co.uk mean that the first hop is different, would that have any
effect on accessing certain servers, and how would I fix it if it is?

It is pretty normal, there is nothing to worry about or fix.
This the DNS game, translate the IP (82.153.252.62] to a human readable
text, not all of us have the ability to remember hundreds of IP addresses in
number (numerical), but it will be easy if it is A B C as your name and my
name.
In your second Tracert the DNS ( your Network NIC/Router) dealt with
translating the IP to a readable name in this case the website you are trying
to Tracert.
You may have other routes if you tried to Trace it another day, it depend on
the routes your ISP will provide to access the website or which Hops
available to serve your Demands.
HTH.
nass
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