HomePage: www.nxtrace.org
We are extremely grateful to DMIT, Misaka and SnapStack for providing the network infrastructure that powers this project.
Document Language: English | 简体中文
Regarding the NTrace-V1 and NTrace-core repositories:
Both will largely remain consistent with each other. All development work is done within the NTrace-V1 repository. The NTrace-V1 repository releases new versions first. After running stably for an undetermined period, we will synchronize that version to NTrace-core. This means that the NTrace-V1 repository serves as a "beta" or "testing" version.
Please note, there are exceptions to this synchronization. If a version of NTrace-V1 encounters a serious bug, NTrace-core will skip that flawed version and synchronize directly to the next version that resolves the issue.
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Linux
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One-click installation script
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Arch Linux AUR installation command
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Directly download bin package (only supports amd64)
yay -S nexttrace-bin
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Build from source (only supports amd64)
yay -S nexttrace
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The AUR builds are maintained by ouuan, huyz
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Linuxbrew's installation command
Same as the macOS Homebrew's installation method (homebrew-core version only supports amd64)
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Deepin installation command
apt install nexttrace
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Termux installation command
pkg install nexttrace-enhanced
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macOS
- macOS Homebrew's installation command
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Homebrew-core version
brew install nexttrace
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This repository's ACTIONS automatically built version (updates faster)
brew tap nxtrace/nexttrace && brew install nxtrace/nexttrace/nexttrace -
The homebrew-core build is maintained by chenrui333, please note that this version's updates may lag behind the repository Action automatically version
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- macOS Homebrew's installation command
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Windows
- Windows Scoop installation command
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Scoop-extras version
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Scoop-extra is maintained by soenggam
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- Windows Scoop installation command
Please note, the repositories for all of the above installation methods are maintained by open source enthusiasts. Availability and timely updates are not guaranteed. If you encounter problems, please contact the repository maintainer to solve them, or use the binary packages provided by the official build of this project.
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Download the precompiled executable
For users not covered by the above methods, please go directly to Release to download the compiled binary executable.
Releaseprovides compiled binary executables for many systems and different architectures. If none are available, you can compile it yourself.- Some essential dependencies of this project are not fully implemented on
WindowsbyGolang, so currently,NextTraceis in an experimental support phase on theWindowsplatform.
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Install from source
After installing Go >= 1.20 yourself, you can use the following command to install
go install github.com/nxtrace/NTrace-core@latest
because of the version constraints conflict, you can not install
NTrace-V1by this After installation, the executable is in the$GOPATH/bindirectory. If you have not setGOPATH, it is in the$HOME/go/bindirectory. The binary file name is consistent with the project name. You need to replace thenexttracecommand below withNTrace-core. If you want to be consistent with the commands below, you can rename the binary after executing thego installcommandmv $GOPATH/bin/NTrace-core $GOPATH/bin/nexttrace
NextTrace uses the ICMP protocol to perform TraceRoute requests by default, which supports both IPv4 and IPv6
# IPv4 ICMP Trace
nexttrace 1.0.0.1
# URL
nexttrace http://example.com:8080/index.html?q=1
# Form printing
nexttrace --table 1.0.0.1
# An Output Easy to Parse
nexttrace --raw 1.0.0.1
nexttrace --json 1.0.0.1
# IPv4/IPv6 Resolve Only, and automatically select the first IP when there are multiple IPs
nexttrace --ipv4 g.co
nexttrace --ipv6 g.co
# IPv6 ICMP Trace
nexttrace 2606:4700:4700::1111
# Disable Path Visualization With the -M parameter
nexttrace koreacentral.blob.core.windows.net
# MapTrace URL: https://api.nxtrace.org/tracemap/html/c14e439e-3250-5310-8965-42a1e3545266.html
# Disable MPLS display using the --disable-mpls / -e parameter or the NEXTTRACE_DISABLEMPLS environment variable
nexttrace --disable-mpls example.com
export NEXTTRACE_DISABLEMPLS=1PS: The routing visualization drawing module was written by @tsosunchia, and the specific code can be viewed at tsosunchia/traceMap.
Note that in LeoMoeAPI 2.0, due to the addition of geographical location data, we have deprecated the online query part of the OpenStreetMap API in the traceMap plugin and are using location information from our own database.
The routing visualization function requires the geographical coordinates of each Hop, but third-party APIs generally do not provide this information, so this function is currently only supported when used with LeoMoeAPI.
NextTrace now supports quick testing, and friends who have a one-time backhaul routing test requirement can use it
# IPv4 ICMP Fast Test (Beijing + Shanghai + Guangzhou + Hangzhou) in China Telecom / Unicom / Mobile / Education Network
nexttrace --fast-trace
# You can also use TCP SYN for testing
nexttrace --fast-trace --tcp
# You can also quickly test through a customized IP/DOMAIN list file
nexttrace --file /path/to/your/iplist.txt
# CUSTOMIZED IP DOMAIN LIST FILE FORMAT
## One IP/DOMAIN per line + space + description information (optional)
## forExample:
## 106.37.67.1 BEIJING-TELECOM
## 240e:928:101:31a::1 BEIJING-TELECOM
## bj.10086.cn BEIJING-MOBILE
## 2409:8080:0:1::1
## 223.5.5.5NextTrace already supports route tracing for specified Network Devices
# Use eth0 network interface
nexttrace --dev eth0 2606:4700:4700::1111
# Use eth0 network interface's IP
# When using the network interface's IP for route tracing, note that the IP type to be traced should be the same as network interface's IP type (e.g. both IPv4)
nexttrace --source 204.98.134.56 9.9.9.9NextTrace can also use TCP and UDP protocols to perform Traceroute requests, but UDP protocols only supports IPv4 now
# TCP SYN Trace
nexttrace --tcp www.bing.com
# You can specify the port by yourself [here is 443], the default port is 80
nexttrace --tcp --port 443 2001:4860:4860::8888
# UDP Trace
nexttrace --udp 1.0.0.1
nexttrace --udp --port 53 1.0.0.1NextTrace also supports some advanced functions, such as ttl control, concurrent probe packet count control, mode switching, etc.
# Send 2 probe packets per hop
nexttrace --queries 2 www.hkix.net
# No concurrent probe packets, only one probe packet is sent at a time
nexttrace --parallel-requests 1 www.hkix.net
# Start Trace with TTL of 5, end at TTL of 10
nexttrace --first 5 --max-hops 10 www.decix.net
# In addition, an ENV is provided to set whether to hide the destination IP
export NEXTTRACE_ENABLEHIDDENDSTIP=1
# Turn off the IP reverse parsing function
nexttrace --no-rdns www.bbix.net
# Set the payload size to 1024 bytes
nexttrace --psize 1024 example.com
# Set the payload size and DF flag for TCP Trace
nexttrace --psize 1024 --dont-fragment --tcp example.com
# Feature: print Route-Path diagram
# Route-Path diagram example:
# AS6453 Tata Communication「Singapore『Singapore』」
# ╭╯
# ╰AS9299 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.「Philippines『Metro Manila』」
# ╭╯
# ╰AS36776 Five9 Inc.「Philippines『Metro Manila』」
# ╭╯
# ╰AS37963 Aliyun「ALIDNS.COM『ALIDNS.COM』」
nexttrace --route-path www.time.com.my
# Disable color output
nexttrace --nocolor 1.1.1.1
# or use ENV
export NO_COLOR=1NextTrace supports users to select their own IP API (currently supports: LeoMoeAPI, IP.SB, IPInfo, IPInsight, IPAPI.com, Ip2region, IPInfoLocal, CHUNZHEN)
# You can specify the IP database by yourself [IP-API.com here], if not specified, LeoMoeAPI will be used
nexttrace --data-provider ip-api.com
## Note There are frequency limits for free queries of the ipinfo and IPInsight APIs. You can purchase services from these providers to remove the limits
## If necessary, you can clone this project, add the token provided by ipinfo or IPInsight and compile it yourself
## Fill the token to: ipgeo/tokens.go
## Note For the offline database IPInfoLocal, please download it manually and rename it to ipinfoLocal.mmdb. (You can download it from here: https://ipinfo.io/signup?ref=free-database-downloads)
## Current directory, nexttrace binary directory and FHS directories (Unix-like) will be searched.
## To customize it, please use environment variables,
export NEXTTRACE_IPINFOLOCALPATH=/xxx/yyy.mmdb
## For the offline database Ip2region, you can download it manually and rename it to ip2region.db, or let NextTrace download it automatically
## Please be aware: Due to the serious abuse of IP.SB, you will often be not able to query IP data from this source
## IP-API.com has a stricter restiction on API calls, if you can't query IP data from this source, please try again in a few minutes
# The Pure-FTPd IP database defaults to using http://127.0.0.1:2060 as the query interface. To customize it, please use environment variables
export NEXTTRACE_CHUNZHENURL=http://127.0.0.1:2060
## You can use https://github.com/freshcn/qqwry to build your own Pure-FTPd IP database service
# You can also specify the default IP database by setting an environment variable
export NEXTTRACE_DATAPROVIDER=ipinfoNextTrace supports mixed parameters and shortened parameters
Example:
nexttrace --data-provider IPAPI.com --max-hops 20 --tcp --port 443 --queries 5 --no-rdns 1.1.1.1
nexttrace -tcp --queries 2 --parallel-requests 1 --table --route-path 2001:4860:4860::8888
Equivalent to:
nexttrace -d ip-api.com -m 20 -T -p 443 -q 5 -n 1.1.1.1
nexttrace -T -q 2 --parallel-requests 1 -t -P 2001:4860:4860::8888We use bgp.tools as a data provider for routing tables.
NextTrace BackEnd is now open-source.
https://github.com/sjlleo/nexttrace-backend
NextTrace LeoMoeAPI now utilizes the Proof of Work (POW) mechanism to prevent abuse, where NextTrace introduces the powclient library as a client-side component. Both the POW CLIENT and SERVER are open source, and everyone is welcome to use them. (Please direct any POW module-related questions to the corresponding repositories)
- GitHub - tsosunchia/powclient: Proof of Work CLIENT for NextTrace
- GitHub - tsosunchia/powserver: Proof of Work SERVER for NextTrace
All NextTrace IP geolocation API DEMO can refer to here
Usage: nexttrace [-h|--help] [-4|--ipv4] [-6|--ipv6] [-T|--tcp] [-U|--udp]
[-F|--fast-trace] [-p|--port <integer>] [-q|--queries
<integer>] [--parallel-requests <integer>] [-m|--max-hops
<integer>] [-d|--data-provider
(Ip2region|ip2region|IP.SB|ip.sb|IPInfo|ipinfo|IPInsight|ipinsight|IPAPI.com|ip-api.com|IPInfoLocal|ipinfolocal|chunzhen|LeoMoeAPI|leomoeapi|disable-geoip)]
[--pow-provider (api.nxtrace.org|sakura)] [-n|--no-rdns]
[-a|--always-rdns] [-P|--route-path] [-r|--report] [--dn42]
[-o|--output] [-t|--table] [--raw] [-j|--json] [-c|--classic]
[-f|--first <integer>] [-M|--map] [-e|--disable-mpls]
[-v|--version] [-s|--source "<value>"] [-D|--dev "<value>"]
[-z|--send-time <integer>] [-i|--ttl-time <integer>]
[--timeout <integer>] [--psize <integer>]
[_positionalArg_nexttrace_32 "<value>"] [--dot-server
(dnssb|aliyun|dnspod|google|cloudflare)] [-g|--language
(en|cn)] [--file "<value>"] [-C|--nocolor]
Arguments:
-h --help Print help information
-4 --ipv4 Use IPv4 only
-6 --ipv6 Use IPv6 only
-T --tcp Use TCP SYN for tracerouting (default port
is 80)
-U --udp Use UDP SYN for tracerouting (default port
is 33494)
-F --fast-trace One-Key Fast Trace to China ISPs
-p --port Set the destination port to use. With
default of 80 for "tcp", 33494 for "udp"
-q --queries Set the number of probes per each hop.
Default: 3
--parallel-requests Set ParallelRequests number. It should be
1 when there is a multi-routing. Default:
18
-m --max-hops Set the max number of hops (max TTL to be
reached). Default: 30
-d --data-provider Choose IP Geograph Data Provider [IP.SB,
IPInfo, IPInsight, IP-API.com, Ip2region,
IPInfoLocal, CHUNZHEN, disable-geoip].
Default: LeoMoeAPI
--pow-provider Choose PoW Provider [api.nxtrace.org,
sakura] For China mainland users, please
use sakura. Default: api.nxtrace.org
-n --no-rdns Do not resolve IP addresses to their
domain names
-a --always-rdns Always resolve IP addresses to their
domain names
-P --route-path Print traceroute hop path by ASN and
location
-r --report output using report mode
--dn42 DN42 Mode
-o --output Write trace result to file
(RealTimePrinter ONLY)
-t --table Output trace results as table
--raw An Output Easy to Parse
-j --json Output trace results as JSON
-c --classic Classic Output trace results like
BestTrace
-f --first Start from the first_ttl hop (instead from
1). Default: 1
-M --map Disable Print Trace Map
-e --disable-mpls Disable MPLS
-v --version Print version info and exit
-s --source Use source src_addr for outgoing packets
-D --dev Use the following Network Devices as the
source address in outgoing packets
-z --send-time Set how many [milliseconds] between
sending each packet.. Useful when some
routers use rate-limit for ICMP messages.
Default: 50
-i --ttl-time Set how many [milliseconds] between
sending packets groups by TTL. Useful when
some routers use rate-limit for ICMP
messages. Default: 50
--timeout The number of [milliseconds] to keep probe
sockets open before giving up on the
connection.. Default: 1000
--psize Set the payload size. Default: 52
--_positionalArg_nexttrace_32 IP Address or domain name
--dot-server Use DoT Server for DNS Parse [dnssb,
aliyun, dnspod, google, cloudflare]
-g --language Choose the language for displaying [en,
cn]. Default: cn
--file Read IP Address or domain name from file
-C --nocolor Disable Colorful Output
--dont-fragment Set the Don't Fragment bit (IPv4 TCP
only). Default: false
OpenTrace is the cross-platform GUI version of NextTrace developed by @Archeb, bringing a familiar but more powerful user experience.
This software is still in the early stages of development and may have many flaws and errors. We value your feedback.
https://github.com/Archeb/opentrace
NextTraceWebApi is a web-based server implementation of NextTrace in the MTR style, offering various deployment options including Docker.
https://github.com/nxtrace/nexttracewebapi
NextTraceroute is a root-free Android route tracing application that defaults to using the NextTrace API, developed by @surfaceocean.
Thank you to all the test users for your enthusiastic support. This app has successfully passed the closed testing phase and is now officially available on the Google Play Store.
https://github.com/nxtrace/NextTraceroute
NextTrace focuses on Golang Traceroute implementations, and its LeoMoeAPI geolocation information is not supported by raw data, so a commercial version is not possible.
The LeoMoeAPI data is subject to copyright restrictions from multiple data sources, and is only used for the purpose of displaying the geolocation of route tracing.
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We would like to credit samleong123 for providing nodes in Malaysia, TOHUNET Looking Glass for global nodes, and Ping.sx from Misaka, where more than 80% of reliable calibration data comes from ping/mtr reports.
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At the same time, we would like to credit isyekong for their contribution to rDNS-based calibration ideas and data. LeoMoeAPI is accelerating the development of rDNS resolution function, and has already achieved automated geolocation resolution for some backbone networks, but there are some misjudgments. We hope that NextTrace will become a One-Man ISP-friendly traceroute tool in the future, and we are working on improving the calibration of these ASN micro-backbones as much as possible.
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In terms of development, I would like to credit missuo and zhshch for their help with Go cross-compilation, design concepts and TCP/UDP Traceroute refactoring, and tsosunchia for their support on TraceMap.
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I would also like to credit FFEE_CO, TheresaQWQ, stydxm and others for their help. LeoMoeAPI has received a lot of support since its first release, so I would like to credit them all!
We hope you can give us as much feedback as possible on IP geolocation errors (see issue) so that it can be calibrated in the first place and others can benefit from it.
This Project uses JetBrain Open-Source Project License. We Proudly Develop By Goland.
Gubo Reliable Host Recommendation Website
IPInfo Provided most of the data support for this project free of charge
BGP.TOOLS Provided some data support for this project free of charge
PeeringDB Provided some data support for this project free of charge
sjlleo The perpetual leader, founder, and core contributors
tsosunchia The project chair, infra maintainer, and core contributors
Although other third-party APIs are integrated in this project, please refer to the official website of the third-party APIs for specific TOS and AUP. If you encounter IP data errors, please contact them directly to correct them.
For feedback related to corrections about IP information, we currently have two channels available:
- IP 错误报告汇总帖 in the GITHUB ISSUES section of this project (Recommended)
- This project's dedicated correction email:
correction@nxtrace.org(Please note that this email is only for correcting IP-related information. For other feedback, please submit an ISSUE)
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