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.

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.