Re: Traceroute versus other performance measurement

[Quark Physics <meuon () highertech net>]

> I need help with a reality/sanity check.   Traceroute is a good tool for
> checking for routing type problems (loops).  Does anyone feel it's a good tool

It's probably a poor tool for all kinds of really good technical reasons,
but  "Matts traceroute" aka MTR is useful to me, often shows overstressed
routers or connections... especially when normal traceroute just shows
garbage. 

Example screen: 

                                           Packets               Pings
Hostname                                %Loss  Rcv  Snt  Last Best  Avg
Worst
 1. shredder-48-1.higherbandwidth.net      0%    6    6     0    0    1
 2. shredder-131-1.higherbandwidth.net     0%    6    6     1    0    1
 3. 500.Serial3-11.GW7.ATL1.ALTER.NET      0%    6    6     3    3    5
 4. 174.at-1-0-0.XR2.ATL1.ALTER.NET        0%    6    6     3    3    4
 5. 194.at-1-0-0.TR2.ATL5.ALTER.NET        0%    6    6     5    4    4
 6. 129.at-6-0-0.TR2.NYC9.ALTER.NET        0%    6    6    27   27   27
 7. 186.ATM6-0.XR2.BOS1.ALTER.NET          0%    6    6    40   35   36
 8. 152.63.16.117                          0%    6    6    42   41   46
 9. adel-buf2-gw.customer.ALTER.NET       17%    5    6   106   78  110
10. c4700lwa.buf.adelphia.net              0%    5    6    76   76  113
11. 64.8.0.85                              0%    5    5    97   97  130
12. ???
13. ???
14. mx1.cdp.adelphia.net                   0%    5    5   105   98  119