A minimal command-line utility to trace the path packets take to reach a specified network destination. It sends packets with increasing time-to-live (TTL) values, displaying each hop along the route—similar to the standard traceroute tool.

• Features
• Usage
• Example Output
• Installation
• Requirements
• Contributing
• Contact

• Maps the network path to a target host (domain name or IP address)
• Displays each hop with IP, hostname (if resolvable), and round-trip time
• Supports custom network interface and timeout
• Simple, minimal, and fast
• Linux support

./_traceroute DESTINATION [-i=INTERFACE] [-t=TIMEOUT]

  DESTINATION : domain name or IPv4 address of the target host
  -i          : (optional) network interface to use (default: enp0s3)
  -t          : (optional) network response timeout in seconds (default: 3)

$ ./_traceroute 1337.ma
_TRACing ROUTE to 1337.ma (104.18.32.248)
 ,  from enp0s3 (10.13.100.30)
 1  10.13.254.254 [10.13.254.254] 0.674 ms
 2  10.21.1.1 [nat.1337.ma] 0.284 ms
 3  197.230.30.145 [197.230.30.145] 0.310 ms
 4  10.43.88.105 [10.43.88.105] 2.293 ms
 ...
 8  104.18.32.248 [104.18.32.248] 19.936 ms

Supports long routes and handles timeouts/missing hosts:

$ ./_traceroute 162.252.205.130
TRC_route to 162.252.205.130 (162.252.205.130)
 ,  from enp0s3 (10.13.100.30)
 1  10.13.254.254 [10.13.254.254] 0.808 ms
 2  10.21.1.1 [nat.1337.ma] 0.376 ms
 ...
39  #  130.117.14.46 [centurylink.mad05.atlas.cogentco.com] 0.052 ms
...
44  162.252.205.130 [bad.horse] 0.027 ms

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ip-packet/_traceroute.git
   cd _traceroute

2. Build the binary (example for C):

   make

   (Or follow language-specific build instructions if provided.)

3. Run as root (required for raw socket operations):

   sudo ./_traceroute <DESTINATION>

• Linux
• Root privileges (required for sending raw network packets)
• A C compiler and make (if building from source)

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

For questions or support, please open an issue in this repository.