MTR is a helpful tool for diagnosing network issues. It works similarly to traceroute but provides additional details.
First, ensure that MTR is installed.
On CentOS / RedHat based Distros
sudo yum install mtr -yOn Debian / Ubuntu based distros
sudo apt update && sudo apt install mtr -yRunning MTR
You can simply run the mtr command with the IP address or hostname of the target straight afterwards, like the below example:
$ mtr 8.8.8.8Output:
My traceroute [v0.95]
MyComputer (172.231.121.122) -> 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 2023-05-17T12:42:03+1000
Keys: Help Display mode Restart statistics Order of fields quit
Packets Pings
Host Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1. 172.23.160.1 0.0% 12 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
2. 192.168.1.1 0.0% 12 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.4 0.3
3. 100.98.0.1 0.0% 12 11.0 5.4 3.3 11.0 2.7
4. 180.150.0.235 0.0% 12 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.8 0.3
5. be50-3999.cfl3.nextdc-s2.syd.aussiebb.net 0.0% 12 3.3 3.8 3.3 5.5 0.6
6. 10.241.12.121 0.0% 12 6.1 4.3 3.7 6.1 0.7
7. google.equinix-sy3.syd.aussiebb.net 0.0% 12 4.3 5.8 3.6 15.4 3.8
8. 72.14.236.69 0.0% 11 15.0 4.7 3.4 15.0 3.4
9. 142.250.224.191 0.0% 11 4.5 4.9 4.2 7.7 1.0
10. dns.google 0.0% 11 3.2 3.9 3.2 5.8 0.7If you don't want it to resolve the hostnames of each hop (this can speed up the MTR. If your DNS is not working, you will want to add this flag, otherwise it may timeout) then simply add the -n (no dns) flag. You can also add the -t flag ( or --curses ) to ensure it runs in terminal mode and doesn't try to launch a graphical user interface. This is just a personal preference and not required however.
$ mtr -n -t 8.8.8.8
My traceroute [v0.95]
MyComputer (172.231.162.112) -> 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 2023-05-17T12:44:30+1000
Keys: Help Display mode Restart statistics Order of fields quit
Packets Pings
Host Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1. 172.23.160.1 0.0% 20 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0
2. 192.168.1.1 0.0% 20 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.0
3. 100.98.0.1 0.0% 20 15.0 7.7 3.2 18.2 4.4
4. 180.150.0.235 0.0% 20 3.6 3.2 2.8 3.7 0.3
5. 180.150.2.96 0.0% 19 4.3 8.5 3.1 94.1 20.7
6. 10.241.12.121 0.0% 19 4.2 9.4 3.7 106.1 23.4
7. 119.18.32.91 0.0% 19 4.0 8.3 3.5 85.6 18.7
8. 72.14.236.69 0.0% 19 3.3 4.9 3.3 24.1 4.7
9. 142.250.224.191 0.0% 19 5.1 4.6 4.0 6.8 0.6
10. 8.8.8.8 0.0% 19 3.8 3.6 3.2 4.1 0.3