So yesterday I was cutting down a ton of vines with a machete that run near my internet cat5 wire. Now I am experiencing tremendous lag. Here is my tracert which I ran twice because thats how I roll. So before I go get the ladder back out and hand inspect 150 feet of cat5 cable, is this tracert indicative of me possibly nicking the wire?
vines+wires+machete, honestly I am surprised you still have internet at all. Reboot your modem. If you still lag and you cant with 100% certainty say you never hit the wire, the chances are you hit the wire.