NextTrace
An open source visual routing tool that pursues light weight, developed using Golang.
How To Use
Document Language: English | 简体中文
For the V1 version of NextTrace, there will be no more feature updates (bug fixes for existing features will continue), and future efforts will be shifted to this refactored version.
Automated Installation
# Linux one-click install script
bash <(curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sjlleo/nexttrace/main/nt_install.sh)
# macOS brew install command
brew tap xgadget-lab/nexttrace && brew install nexttrace
# GHProxy Mirror (For China Mainland User)
bash -c "$(curl -Ls https://ghproxy.com/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sjlleo/nexttrace/main/nt_install.sh)"
Windows users please go to Release Page directly and download exe file.
Release
provides compiled executables for many systems and architectures, if not, you can compile it yourself.- Some of the necessary dependencies of this project are not fully implemented in
Golang
onWindows
, so currentlyNextTrace
is experimental onWindows
platform.
Get Started
NextTrace
uses the ICMP
protocol to perform TraceRoute requests by default, which supports both IPv4
and IPv6
# IPv4 ICMP Trace
nexttrace 1.0.0.1
# URL
nexttrace http://example.com:8080/index.html?q=1
# Form printing (output all hops at one time, wait 20-40 seconds)
nexttrace --table 1.0.0.1
# IPv6 ICMP Trace
nexttrace 2606:4700:4700::1111
# Disable Path Visualization With the -M parameter
nexttrace koreacentral.blob.core.windows.net
# MapTrace URL: https://api.leo.moe/tracemap/html/c14e439e-3250-5310-8965-42a1e3545266.html
PS: The routing visualization drawing module was written by @tsosunchia, and the specific code can be viewed at tsosunchia/traceMap.
Note that in LeoMoeAPI 2.0, due to the addition of geographical location data, we have deprecated the online query part of the OpenStreetMap API in the traceMap plugin and are using location information from our own database.
The routing visualization function requires the geographical coordinates of each Hop, but third-party APIs generally do not provide this information, so this function is currently only supported when used with LeoMoeAPI.
NextTrace
now supports quick testing, and friends who have a one-time backhaul routing test requirement can use it
# IPv4 ICMP Fast Test (Beijing + Shanghai + Guangzhou + Hangzhou) in China Telecom / Unicom / Mobile / Education Network
nexttrace --fast-trace
# You can also use TCP SYN for testing
nexttrace --fast-trace --tcp
NextTrace
already supports route tracing for specified Network Devices
# Use eth0 network interface
nexttrace --dev eth0 2606:4700:4700::1111
# Use eth0 network interface's IP
# When using the network interface's IP for route tracing, note that the IP type to be traced should be the same as network interface's IP type (e.g. both IPv4)
nexttrace --source 204.98.134.56 9.9.9.9
NextTrace
can also use TCP
and UDP
protocols to perform Traceroute
requests, but UDP
protocols only supports IPv4
now
# TCP SYN Trace
nexttrace --tcp www.bing.com
# You can specify the port by yourself [here is 443], the default port is 80
nexttrace --tcp --port 443 2001:4860:4860::8888
# UDP Trace
nexttrace --udp 1.0.0.1
nexttrace --udp --port 53 1.0.0.1
NextTrace
also supports some advanced functions, such as ttl control, concurrent probe packet count control, mode switching, etc.
# Send 2 probe packets per hop
nexttrace --queries 2 www.hkix.net
# No concurrent probe packets, only one probe packet is sent at a time
nexttrace --parallel-requests 1 www.hkix.net
# Start Trace with TTL of 5, end at TTL of 10
nexttrace --first 5 --max-hops 10 www.decix.net
# Turn off the IP reverse parsing function
nexttrace --no-rdns www.bbix.net
# Feature: print Route-Path diagram
# Route-Path diagram example:
# AS6453 Tata Communication「Singapore『Singapore』」
# ╭╯
# ╰AS9299 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.「Philippines『Metro Manila』」
# ╭╯
# ╰AS36776 Five9 Inc.「Philippines『Metro Manila』」
# ╭╯
# ╰AS37963 Aliyun「ALIDNS.COM『ALIDNS.COM』」
nexttrace --route-path www.time.com.my
NextTrace
supports users to select their own IP API (currently supports: LeoMoeAPI
, IP.SB
, IPInfo
, IPInsight
, IPAPI.com
)
# You can specify the IP database by yourself [IP.SB here], if not specified, LeoMoeAPI will be used
nexttrace --data-provider IP.SB
## Note that the ipinfo API needs users to purchase services from ipinfo. If necessary, you can clone this project, add the token provided by ipinfo and compile it yourself
## Fill the token to: ipgeo/tokens.go
## Please be aware: Due to the serious abuse of IP.SB, you will often be not able to query IP data from this source
## IPAPI.com has a stricter restiction on API calls, if you can't query IP data from this source, please try again in a few minutes.
NextTrace
supports mixed parameters and shortened parameters
Example:
nexttrace --data-provider IPAPI.com --max-hops 20 --tcp --port 443 --queries 5 --no-rdns 1.1.1.1
nexttrace -tcp --queries 2 --parallel-requests 1 --table --route-path 2001:4860:4860::8888
Equivalent to:
nexttrace -d IPAPI.com -m 20 -T -p 443 -q 5 -n 1.1.1.1
nexttrace -T -q 2 --parallel-requests 1 -t -R 2001:4860:4860::8888
IP Database
bgp.tools as a data provider for routing tables.
We useNextTrace BackEnd is now open-source.
https://github.com/sjlleo/nexttrace-backend
All NextTrace IP geolocation API DEMO
can refer to here
For full usage list, please refer to the usage menu
usage: nexttrace [-h|--help] [-T|--tcp] [-U|--udp] [-F|--fast-trace] [-p|--port
<integer>] [-q|--queries <integer>] [--parallel-requests
<integer>] [-m|--max-hops <integer>] [-d|--data-provider
(IP.SB|IPInfo|IPInsight|IPAPI.com)] [-n|--no-rdns]
[-a|--always-rdns] [-P|--route-path] [-r|--report]
[-o|--output] [-t|--table] [-c|--classic] [-f|--first
<integer>] [-M|--map] [-v|--version] [-s|--source "<value>"]
[-D|--dev "<value>"] [-R|--route] [-z|--send-time <integer>]
[-i|--ttl-time <integer>] [-g|--language (en|cn)] [IP Address
or Domain]
An open source visual route tracking CLI tool
Arguments:
-h --help Print help information
-T --tcp Use TCP SYN for tracerouting (default port
is 80)
-U --udp Use UDP SYN for tracerouting (default port
is 53)
-F --fast-trace One-Key Fast Trace to China ISPs
-p --port Set the destination port to use. It is
either initial udp port value for
"default"method (incremented by each
probe, default is 33434), or initial seq
for "icmp" (incremented as well, default
from 1), or some constantdestination port
for other methods (with default of 80 for
"tcp", 53 for "udp", etc.)
-q --queries Set the number of probes per each hop.
Default: 3
--parallel-requests Set ParallelRequests number. It should be
1 when there is a multi-routing. Default:
18
-m --max-hops Set the max number of hops (max TTL to be
reached). Default: 30
-d --data-provider Choose IP Geograph Data Provider
[LeoMoeAPI,IP.SB, IPInfo, IPInsight,
IPAPI.com]. Default: LeoMoeAPI
-n --no-rdns Do not resolve IP addresses to their
domain names
-a --always-rdns Always resolve IP addresses to their
domain names
-P --route-path Print traceroute hop path by ASN and
location
-r --report output using report mode
-o --output Write trace result to file
(RealTimePrinter ONLY)
-t --table Output trace results as table
-c --classic Classic Output trace results like
BestTrace
-f --first Start from the first_ttl hop (instead from
1). Default: 1
-M --map Disable Print Trace Map Function
-v --version Print version info and exit
-s --source Use source src_addr for outgoing packets
-D --dev Use the following Network Devices as the
source address in outgoing packets
-R --route Show Routing Table [Provided By BGP.Tools]
-z --send-time Set the time interval for sending every
packet. Useful when some routers use
rate-limit for ICMP messages. Default: 100
-i --ttl-time Set the time interval for sending packets
groups by TTL. Useful when some routers
use rate-limit for ICMP messages. Default:
500
-g --language Choose the language for displaying [en,
cn]. Default: cn
Project screenshot
NextTrace Enhanced
NextTrace Enhanced
is an enhanced version for enthusiasts, Enhanced
provides trace route calls in the form of Web API and a simple Looking Glass webpage with built-in visualization.
Please Notice that NextTrace Enhanced
is currently not supported in English.
https://github.com/OwO-Network/nexttrace-enhanced
LeoMoeAPI Credit
NextTrace focuses on Golang Traceroute implementations, and its LeoMoeAPI geolocation information is not supported by raw data, so a commercial version is not possible.
The LeoMoeAPI data is subject to copyright restrictions from multiple data sources, and is only used for the purpose of displaying the geolocation of route tracing.
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We would like to credit samleong123 for providing nodes in Malaysia, TOHUNET Looking Glass for global nodes, and Ping.sx from Misaka, where more than 80% of reliable calibration data comes from ping/mtr reports.
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At the same time, we would like to credit isyekong for their contribution on rDNS-based calibration ideas and data. LeoMoeAPI is accelerating the development of rDNS resolution function, and has already achieved automated geolocation resolution for some backbone networks, but there are some misjudgments. We hope that NextTrace will become a One-Man ISP-friendly traceroute tool in the future, and we are working on improving the calibration of these ASN micro-backbones as much as possible.
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In terms of development, I would like to credit missuo and zhshch for their help with Go cross-compilation, design concepts and TCP/UDP Traceroute refactoring, and tsosunchia for their support on TraceMap.
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I would also like to credit FFEE_CO, TheresaQWQ, stydxm and others for their help. leoMoeAPI has received a lot of support since its first release, so I would like to credit them all!
We hope you can give us as much feedback as possible on IP geolocation errors (see issue) so that it can be calibrated in the first place and others can benefit from it.
JetBrain Support
JetBrain Open-Source Project License. We Proudly Develop By Goland.
This Project usesCredits
BGP.TOOLS provided some data support for this project and we would like to express our sincere gratitude.
Vincent Young ([email protected])
Others
Although other third-party APIs are integrated in this project, please refer to the official website of the third-party APIs for specific TOS and AUP. If you encounter IP data errors, please contact them directly to correct them.