Traceroutes & MTR's Print

What is a Traceroute and MTR?

Traceroute:
Traceroute is a network diagnostic tool useful for troubleshooting network problems. It displays the route/path from source to destination and measures delay (latency) of packets across the path.

MTR:
MTR is similar to traceroute but provides better insight of fluctuations in network paths since it sends many more packets. It offers continuous results for a clearer view of the complete path.

How to run these tools

Windows

Traceroute:

tracert destination_IP_address

MTR:
Download WinMTR, install it, type the destination IP in “Host” and press Start.

Linux

Traceroute:

traceroute destination_IP_address

MTR:

mtr -n destination_IP_address

Mac

Traceroute:

traceroute destination_IP_address

MTR:

mtr -n destination_IP_address