Traceroute as a browser band in c# - where to start?

From: Rainer Krauss (rainerkrauss_at_gmx.at)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:45:23 -0700

I would like to code (just for learning) some band objects for Internet
Explorer.

To start with, i simply like to add a button to the Browser called
"Trace". Pressing it should open a band like the "history" showing the
results of a traceroute to the site that is currently in the URL.

I'm still new to Visual Studio and C# and even Windows programming. I
don't have a Visual C++ background, so i don't know much about ActiveX,
ATL or COM so far.

However, i learned some C# Shell programming and unix C and a few other
languages. What i need is a point to start with. Seems there are a loot
of Books and Webpages with tons of material about everything. But i
couldn't find anything about what i like to do so far.

Are there any readings/websites/tutorials/examples you could recommend
for getting a start? Or any hints on what i should look for or how to
start coding band objects for MSIE?

Thanks a lot.