mtr - Windows Console MTR Tool

A command-line network diagnostic tool for Windows that combines the functionality of ping and traceroute, similar to the Linux mtr command.

No administrator privileges required!

Features

• 🚀 Parallel probing - All hops are probed simultaneously for fast results
• 📊 Real-time statistics - Loss%, Last/Avg/Best/Worst RTT, Standard Deviation
• 🔍 DNS resolution - Forward and reverse hostname lookup
• 🖥️ Console-based - Works in cmd and PowerShell, no GUI
• 🔓 No admin required - Uses Windows IcmpSendEcho API

Installation

Download

Download the latest release from Releases.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mtr.git
cd mtr
cargo build --release

The executable will be at target/release/mtr.exe.

Usage

# Basic usage (continuous mode, Ctrl+C to exit)
mtr 8.8.8.8
mtr google.com

# Report mode (run N cycles and exit)
mtr -r -C 10 8.8.8.8

# No DNS resolution (faster, IP only)
mtr -n 8.8.8.8

# Custom timeout and interval
mtr -t 300 -i 200 8.8.8.8

Options

Option	Description	Default
-c, --count <N>	Number of pings per hop (0 = unlimited)	0
-i, --interval <MS>	Interval between cycles in ms	500
-m, --max-ttl <N>	Maximum number of hops	30
-n, --no-dns	Do not resolve hostnames	false
-r, --report	Report mode: print final report and exit	false
-C, --report-cycles <N>	Report mode cycle count	10
-t, --timeout <MS>	Ping timeout in ms	500

Example Output

mtr to 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8)
    Host                                           Loss%   Snt   Last    Avg   Best   Wrst  StDev
  1. 192.168.0.1                                     0.0%    10    1.0    1.2    0.0    3.0    0.8
  2. 192.168.1.1                                     0.0%    10    2.0    2.1    1.0    4.0    0.9
  3. ???                                           100.0%    10    ---    ---    ---    ---    ---
  4. 10.0.0.1                                        0.0%    10    5.0    5.3    4.0    7.0    0.8
  ...
 12. 8.8.8.8                                         0.0%    10   44.0   45.2   43.0   48.0    1.5

How It Works

Unlike raw socket implementations that require administrator privileges, this tool uses the Windows IcmpSendEcho API through the winping crate. This API is specifically designed for ICMP operations and works without elevated privileges.

The tool sends ICMP Echo Request packets with incrementing TTL values. Intermediate routers respond with "TTL Expired" messages, allowing the tool to discover the path to the target.

Dependencies

• winping - Windows ICMP without admin
• clap - Command-line argument parsing
• dns-lookup - DNS resolution
• ctrlc - Ctrl+C handling

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.