trippy

Network diagnostic tool combining traceroute and ping

TLDR

Trace route to a host

$ trip [example.com]

Use TCP protocol for tracing

$ trip [example.com] -p tcp

Use UDP protocol on a specific port

$ trip [example.com] -p udp --target-port [53]

Set maximum number of hops (TTL)

$ trip [example.com] --max-ttl [30]

Trace multiple targets simultaneously

$ trip [example.com] [example.org]

SYNOPSIS

trip [options] target [target ...]

trippy combines the functionality of traceroute and ping into a single tool with a real-time TUI interface for network path analysis. It supports multiple tracing protocols (ICMP, UDP, TCP), IPv6, GeoIP visualization, and advanced ECMP strategies. Runs on Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows.

PARAMETERS

-p, --protocol PROTOCOL

Tracing protocol: icmp (default), udp, or tcp.

--target-port PORT

Target port for UDP/TCP tracing.

--source-port PORT

Source port for UDP/TCP tracing.

-i, --interface IFACE

Network interface to use.

--max-ttl N

Maximum number of hops.

--first-ttl N

Starting TTL value.

-a, --addr-family FAMILY

Address family: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4-then-ipv6, or ipv6-then-ipv4.

-r, --dns-resolve-method METHOD

DNS resolution method: system, resolv, google, or cloudflare.

--tui-preserve-screen

Preserve screen content on exit.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S trippy

sudo zypper install trippy

brew install trippy

nix profile install nixpkgs#trippy

CAVEATS

Requires elevated privileges (root or CAPNETRAW capability) for ICMP tracing. Some firewalls may block probe packets.

HISTORY

trippy was created by fujiapple852 and is written in Rust.