Which command can be used to check devices on the route to the magic IP address from a Windows computer?

The command to check devices along the route to a specific IP address from a Windows computer is "tracert." This command is designed to trace the path that packets take from the source computer to the destination IP address, displaying a list of the routers (or hops) that the packets pass through along the way. It provides valuable insights into network paths and helps to identify where issues might arise in network traffic.

When you run the tracert command, it sends a series of echo requests with incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) values. Each router along the route decrements the TTL and, when it reaches zero, sends back a time exceeded message to the source. This allows the source computer to learn about each hop along the path, including response times for each hop, which can aid in troubleshooting network performance issues.

In contrast, other commands like ping simply check for connectivity to a specific destination without providing a route analysis, netstat displays open connections and listening ports on the local machine, and ipconfig is used for viewing and managing network configurations on the local device. Each of these commands serves a different purpose within network diagnostics and management but does not fulfill the requirement of tracing the route to a specific IP address.