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@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ system is old or Microsoft Windows):
 
 After this you should be able to do:
 
-  parallel traceroute ::: foss.org.my gnu.org freenetproject.org
+  parallel -j0 ping -nc 3 ::: foss.org.my gnu.org freenetproject.org
 
-This will run traceroute to 3 different hosts in parallel and print
-the output when the traceroutes are done.
+This will send 3 ping packets to 3 different hosts in parallel and print
+the output when they complete.
 
 Watch the intro video for a quick introduction:
 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL284C9FF2488BC6D1 or at