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Layer Four Traceroute 3.0b (Mac OS X)

Best total replacement for traceroute  

This is the best total replacement for traceroute I've found. There are other options, notably tcptraceroute, but LFT doesn't make you choose between tracing protocols.. You can use TCP or UDP. You can manipulate protocol state and set every knob and lever you'd ever want. Plus, it's the only one available with integration of whois sources for routing information instead of just integrating registrar lookups. If you're looking for a flexible traceroute replacement that does it all, look no further. I've used this for years and it keeps getting better. I also noticed the author has a graphical version for Windows and Mac OS X called Path Analyzer Pro. I haven't checked it out yet, but I will. [alert admin]

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Wednesday, December 20 2006 @ 07:29 AM PST

VisualRoute 2006 10.0j (Mac OS X)

Painful and lacking expected features  

This program is painful. Not only is it a Java app, making it slow and in some cases ugly, the user interface is designed for a 4-year-old instead of a network professional. The important statistics are hard to get to or in many cases, completely unavailable. If you're looking for a program help find network problems and show you real network information to help you resolve problems, don't buy this. If you're looking for a program that will show a pretty picture of a map, a guess as to where IPs are located, and just barely scratch the surface of a network, this may be for you. [alert admin]

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Tuesday, December 19 2006 @ 09:59 AM PST

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