Which Windows command combines the functions of ping and tracert and collects statistics at each hop over time?

Which Windows command combines the functions of ping and tracert and collects statistics at each hop over time?

• A. pathping
• B. arp
• C. mtr
• D. tcpdump

Answer: (A)

Pathping is the Windows command that merges route discovery with ongoing, per-hop performance measurements. It first maps the route to the destination, like tracert, and then probes each hop along that path multiple times to collect latency and packet loss data over time. That combination lets you see not only the path itself but also how each router along the path behaves under sustained testing, highlighting where delays or losses occur. Other tools test either reachability (ping) or show the path (tracert) alone, or perform packet capture (tcpdump) without providing the integrated, per-hop statistics over time that pathping offers.

Pathping is the Windows command that merges route discovery with ongoing, per-hop performance measurements. It first maps the route to the destination, like tracert, and then probes each hop along that path multiple times to collect latency and packet loss data over time. That combination lets you see not only the path itself but also how each router along the path behaves under sustained testing, highlighting where delays or losses occur. Other tools test either reachability (ping) or show the path (tracert) alone, or perform packet capture (tcpdump) without providing the integrated, per-hop statistics over time that pathping offers.