Lycan is a sophisticated tool designed to trace the route packets take across the internet to reach a specific IP address. Unlike traditional traceroute applications, Lycan enriches the traceroute data with detailed information about each hop, including the country and ISP (Internet Service Provider). This feature provides users with a deeper understanding of the path their data takes, including geographical and organizational insights.
- Traceroute Analysis: Discover the path packets take to reach a destination IP, with detailed hop-by-hop analysis.
- Country and ISP Information: Each hop is enriched with country and ISP information, offering insights into the geographical and organizational path of the packets.
- Modern UI: A sleek and intuitive interface built with Svelte, providing a user-friendly experience.
- Cross-Platform Support: Thanks to the Wails framework, Lycan can be run on various operating systems (windows installer and binary available in releases).
Lycan utilizes the ICMP protocol to send echo requests to the target IP address. For each hop along the path, the application captures the IP address and uses it to acquire detailed information about the hop's geographical location and the ISP managing it. This process is seamlessly integrated into the application's backend, written in Go, and the results are dynamically displayed on the frontend, developed with Svelte-TS.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to fork, modify, and use it in your own projects.