HSLAB Trace is a FREE visual replacement for the standard trace route utility. The fastest way to get the route between your computer and any other computer in the world. A utility that traces a packet from your computer to an Internet host, showing how many hops the packet requires to reach the host and how long each hop takes. Start it from your desktop or from your Run box, with or without parameters. Just try it - is easy, fast, cool and free. The HSLAB Trace tool displays the path Internet packets traverse to reach a specified destination. The tool works by identifying the IP addresses of each hop along the way to the destination network address.