mtr
SafeContinuous traceroute
mtr <host>
Live ping+traceroute showing per-hop loss and latency — ideal for intermittent network issues.
Examples
mtr -rwc 100 example.comReport after 100 cycles
Syntax
mtr [-rwc N] <host>
Before you run it
Read only.
Used when you see
Network feels slow
2
See the whole flow →Locate the lossy/laggy hop with mtrLoss that persists to the final hop is the real issue.
Related commands
- tracerouteTrace route (Linux)
- pingReachability (Linux)
- tracertTrace route hop by hop
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