Those extra hops could be load balancers or CDN nodes. A lot of networks use them nowadays, and they don’t always show up consistently.
For a deeper dive, try using a tool like PingPlotter alongside your traceroute test proxy. It visualizes the path and helps spot patterns.
Btw, is this happening with multiple destinations or just one? If it’s just one, might be their infra acting up.
For a deeper dive, try using a tool like PingPlotter alongside your traceroute test proxy. It visualizes the path and helps spot patterns.
Btw, is this happening with multiple destinations or just one? If it’s just one, might be their infra acting up.