perl -e "@trace=`tracert -w 200 -p 30 perlmonks.org`;foreach $i (@trace){print \"$i\n\";}" -p is not a valid command option. Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout] target_name Options: -d Do not resolve addresses to hostnames. -h maximum_hops Maximum number of hops to search for target. -j host-list Loose source route along host-list. -w timeout Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply. #### Tracing route to perlmonks.org [66.39.54.27] over a maximum of 30 hops: ... 9 59 ms 59 ms 59 ms 0.so-5-2-0.XL3.IAD8.ALTER.NET [152.63.36.25] 10 70 ms 77 ms 73 ms pairnetworks-gw.customer.alter.net [63.65.185.2] 11 * * * Request timed out. 12 75 ms 71 ms 73 ms ads.perlmonks.org [66.39.54.27] Trace complete.