Subtle hint:
Windows tracert uses ICMP by default.
*nix/MacOS traceroute uses UDP by default. UDP is blocked by more firewalls than ICMP.
Use traceroute -I to mimick Windows traceroute behavior on a Unix box.
Why the hell do I always forget this?
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alias traceroute traceroute -I