Traceroute initiated from your machine will only show you routing as it works from your machine. The only way traceroute could be 'reversed' (due to the inherent limitations of how it works) via your machine is if it simply displayed the hops in reverse order.
About the App
- App name: mtr
- App description: ‘traceroute’ and ‘ping’ in a single tool
- App website: http://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/
Install the App
- Press
Command+Spaceand type Terminal and press enter/return key. - Run in Terminal app:
ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
and press enter/return key.
If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish. - Run:
brew install mtr
Done! You can now use mtr.
Similar Software for Mac
If you're involved in keeping tabs on Internet traffic, you'll be pleased to know that Visualware has brought VisualRoute, graphical tool that determines precisely where and how the traffic is flowing between two points on the Internet, to Mac OS X.
The Java-based tool provides a geographical map of the route, and the performance of each portion of the route. VisualRoute can now be installed on a Mac OS X system to determine connectivity and connection performance between that Mac and any server on the Net, according to MacTech magazine (http://www.mactech.com).
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VisualRoute offers the functionality of the common Internet utilities 'ping,' 'whois,' and 'traceroute' in an integrated interface, according to Julian Palmer, chief marketing officer for Visualware. The app automatically analyzes Internet connectivity and performance problems, displaying the results in a table and on a world map. As VisualRoute tracks all IP hops in parallel (instead of consecutively), it provides results much faster than conventional Traceroute programs, Palmer said.
Os X Traceroute
Free 30-day trial versions of VisualRoute for Mac OS X may be downloaded from the Visualware Web site. Pricing ranges from US $40 (for a single user) to $3,000 (for a 250 user license).
This story, 'Graphical traceroute utility now available for Mac OS X' was originally published by PCWorld.