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TraceRoute Visualization

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What is TraceRoute ?

Traceroute is a network tool or command that maps the path data takes through a network. It's used for troubleshooting and analyzing network connections. Ex: Open terminal & run "traceroute google.com" It uses TLL field in IP header & ICMP protocol to determine the path data follows through a network.

What is TraceRoute Visualization ?

Visual representation of the path data (IP addresses) obtained using the 'traceroute' command. ...

Tech Stack

  • JavaScript
  • Next.js
  • Material-UI
  • Nodejs-traceroute
  • React google maps API
  • GeoIP-Lite

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How My Solution Gets the Job Done

1. Traceroute Path Data:

To run traceroute command we need to create child process and run command through that child process. I'm using 'nodejs-traceroute' which is easy to use and work same as 'node:child_process'.

2. GeoIP Lookup:

With the obtained IP addresses along the traceroute path, my solution performs GeoIP lookups (geoip-lite) to determine the longitude and latitude of each IP address. This step helps in geolocating each hop on the route.

3. Visualization with Google Maps API:

To visualize the path data, I integrated Google Maps API and used components Marker, infoWindow & Polyline.

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How to Set Up Locally

  1. Clone the repo
  2. Go back to commit number 8, which is using geoIP-lite.(37c1139ce5b9b0ea26f71c007fe031d97e177e73)
  3. npm install
  4. For good looking MAP, get API from google maps API and set up .env GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY var

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Deployment

I have deployed project on vercel project link.

Problem: Vercel and Netlify don't support running traceroute due to limitations on child process execution. Solution: A custom traceroute solution is needed (sloppy traceroute ), but it requires in-depth networking knowledge to execute without creating child processes.