Tracert — Nextgenhacker101

The comedy—and the reason the video went viral on sites like Reddit —came from his explanation of how tracert worked:

He told his audience that by typing tracert followed by a website name (like Google), he was "hacking" into their servers to reveal secret connection points. Nextgenhacker101 Tracert

If you're actually interested in how the tool works without the "hacker" theatrics, experts on Hacker News and YouTube explain that it's a simple way to find where a network connection is failing. The comedy—and the reason the video went viral