Are there any alternatives to tracert command in cmd/PowerShell that doesn't suffer the request timed out issue?

The cmd tracert <URL> command, quite often, suffers the request timed out issue if the ICMP packets/port are blocked by the routers/ISP's firewall. Now I was wondering if there is any cmd/PowerShell alternative command-line tool that can traceroute using TCP or UDP protocols and measure the latency of a specific web service?

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If tracert takes too much time timeout, you could reduce this wait by using its -w milliseconds parameter. Another quick connectivity test method is by using telnet.

To use TCP, use the tracetcp free project:

• Download and install the WinPcap library
• Download the latest release oftracetcp
• Extract the archive to use.

Command syntax:

tracetcp.exe hostname:port

Example:

tracetcp.exe api.opendns.com:443