Overview
TraceRoute is a command-line network troubleshooting tool that displays the sequence of routers and gateways traversed by packets between a source and a destination. By measuring the response time of each hop, it provides valuable insight into network performance and connectivity issues.
System administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals commonly use TraceRoute to diagnose packet loss, high latency, and routing anomalies. It supports multiple probing methods, including UDP, ICMP, and TCP, and can perform both IPv4 and IPv6 route tracing.
Features of TraceRoute:
- Traces the path packets take across a network.
- Measures round-trip time (RTT) for each hop.
- Supports IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity testing.
- Provides UDP, ICMP, and TCP probing options.
- Helps identify network congestion and routing problems.
- Useful for troubleshooting connectivity and performance issues.
- Lightweight and available on most Linux distributions.
TraceRoute is an essential utility for analyzing network paths, diagnosing communication problems, and monitoring the performance of local and remote network connections.
Highlights
- Supports IPv4, IPv6, and multiple probing methods for advanced network diagnostics.
- Traces network packet paths and measures latency at each hop.
- Widely used by system administrators and network engineers.
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r4.large | $0.03 |
t2.large | $0.03 |
t3.medium | $0.03 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Packaged with latest updates as of June/2026
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Connect your instance via SSH, the username is ubuntu. More info on SSH: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html - Run the following commands:
sudo su
traceroute --version
apt show traceroute
traceroute google.com
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