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# MTR

## What is MTR?

MTR (My Traceroute) combines `ping` and `traceroute` to monitor network performance and detect issues like latency or packet loss.

### Installation

1. **Linux**: `sudo apt install mtr` (Debian/Ubuntu) or `sudo yum install mtr` (CentOS).

2. **Windows**: Use [WinMTR]().

### Basic Usage

```bash theme={null}
mtr <destination_ip>
```

**Options:**

* `-r -c <n>`: Generate a report after `n` tests (e.g., `mtr -r -c 10 example.com`).

* `-n`: Skip DNS resolution, show IPs only.

* `--tcp` or `-u`: Use TCP/UDP instead of ICMP.

* `--max-ttl <n>`: Limit hops to `n`.

### How to interpret the results

1. **Host**: The intermediate devices (hops).

2. **Loss%**: Packet loss percentage. High loss indicates issues.

3. **Last/Avg/Worst**: Latency stats (in ms). High values = potential congestion.

**Key Points:**

1. **Consistent high loss**: Likely a network issue, contact us.

2. **High latency only at the destination**: Check the server, not the network.

3. **High loss on one hop**: Often router configuration, not a real problem.

### Example Commands

```bash Test with 10 pings theme={null}
mtr -r -c 10 deluxhost.net > output.txt
```

```javascript Testing an ip-address theme={null}
mtr 192.168.1.1
```

```bash Specific port test theme={null}
mtr --tcp --port 80 deluxhost.net
```

```bash Continuous monitoring theme={null}
mtr google.com
```