title: In traceroute/tracert why is it possible for the value to be lower further down the route/path?
body: <p>I'm a bit confused on how it is possible for a router further in the path towards the destination to have a lower value; doesn't the value mean the time it takes to reach that point from the starting router (the machine you ran traceroute on)? </p>
  
  <p>For example line 12 has lower values than line 11 even though it is reached later in the path</p>
  
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