Dr Horrible DNS geekery

[Michael Butash]

Actually, most distros like ubuntu began removing traceroute in favor of 
mtr instead as default.

Why I don't know, I'll give up 68k for the binary as it's useful still.  
Problem is mtr isn't very suitable for leaving the output on screen for 
you to cut and paste without invoking specifically, but otherwise is far 
superior.

Those familiar with pathping under windoze will appreciate it, sort of 
that on steroids.  Know and love it as the modern traceroute, as it 
usually tells me easily when cox is having issues.

mb at host:~$ mtr --report --report-cycles=1 -w dead.horse
Start: Sun Sep 27 10:38:24 2015
HOST: host                             Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg Best  
Wrst StDev
   1.|-- fw1.peoria1.unifiedconvergence.net  0.0%     1    0.6 0.6   
0.6   0.6   0.0
   2.|-- ???                                100.0     1    0.0 0.0   
0.0   0.0   0.0
   3.|-- 100.127.69.154                      0.0%     1    8.1 8.1   
8.1   8.1   0.0
   4.|-- 70.169.75.248                       0.0%     1   18.1 18.1  
18.1  18.1   0.0
   5.|-- elcndsrj01-ae0.0.rd.sd.cox.net      0.0%     1   19.7 19.7  
19.7  19.7   0.0
   6.|-- escnaggc01-gex0401.sd.sd.cox.net    0.0%     1   25.2 25.2  
25.2  25.2   0.0
   7.|-- wsip-72-203-224-167.sd.sd.cox.net   0.0%     1   22.3 22.3  
22.3  22.3   0.0
   8.|-- 216.98.153.30                       0.0%     1   21.7 21.7  
21.7  21.7   0.0
   9.|-- 66.240.194.139                      0.0%     1   21.1 21.1  
21.1  21.1   0.0

-mb


On 09/26/2015 07:45 PM, Victor D Odhner wrote:
> Wow, I really need to upgrade my March 2013 version of Linux!!!
> Turns out I don't have traceroute . . .