The tracert tool displays the various IP Addresses in the route of a network packet as it travels to a destination IP address from a source. An article which describes how tracert works and which also presents a C# component to implement tracert functionality in your projects can be found here. In the tool presented in this article, I combine the tracert component, technology to geo-locate based on IP address from HostIP.info and the Virtual Earth API to map the locations of various IP addresses that fall in the route of a network packet when it travels to a user provided destination IP address. Since the tracert component is covered thoroughly in the other article let start by looking at geo-location and the MSN Virtual Earth API.-The tracert tool displays the various IP Ad dresses in the route of a network packet as it tra vels to a destination IP address from a source. A n article which describes how tracert works and which also presents a C# component to implement tracert functionality in your projects can be f is here. In the tool presented in this article , I combine the tracert component, technology to geo-locate based on IP address fr om HostIP.info and the Virtual Earth API to map t he locations of various IP addresses that fall i n the route of a network packet when it travels to a user provided destination IP address. Since t he tracert component is covered thoroughly in t he let other article start by looking at geo-loc ation and the MSN Virtual Earth API.