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11-18-2018 04:16 AM
Hi
In what context?
Routing is the way that your message, after being wrapped up, gets from you to HP forum.
It is complex, I studied Cisco CCNA for 2 years and struggle to explain it, and it wasn't free.
https://www.lifewire.com/top-network-routing-protocols-explained-817965
Example
C:\>tracert hp.com
Tracing route to hp.com [15.73.192.108] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 3 ms 2 ms 2 ms 192.168.0.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 47 ms 16 ms 22 ms brhm-core-2b-xe-011-0
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 41 ms 71 ms 17 ms m686-mp2.cvx1-b.lis.dial.ntli.net [62.254.42.174]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 126 ms 111 ms 109 ms us-nyc01b-rd2-ae9-0.aorta.net [84.116.140.170]
9 106 ms 109 ms 110 ms us-was03a-rd1-ae5-0.aorta.net [84.116.146.142]
10 116 ms 109 ms 108 ms us-was03a-ri1-ae11-0.aorta.net [84.116.130.165]
11 107 ms 138 ms 111 ms us-nyc01b-ri1-ge-0-1-0.aorta.net [213.46.190.178]
12 164 ms 159 ms 156 ms cr1.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.122.113.38]
13 156 ms 158 ms 158 ms 12.122.2.181
14 183 ms 162 ms 158 ms cr1.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.2.217]
15 163 ms 156 ms 159 ms gbr3.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.2.1]
16 158 ms 157 ms 157 ms cr2.phlpa.ip.att.net [12.122.2.210]
17 153 ms 153 ms 195 ms 12.123.236.29
18 160 ms 160 ms 289 ms 206.121.19.114
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
If in doubt please ask.