Looking Glass: ping and traceroute from Prague
Enter an IP address or hostname and run ping, traceroute, MTR, DNS, WHOIS or a BGP lookup from our network in Prague.
- TTC Teleport, Prague
- ping, traceroute, mtr
- DNS, WHOIS, BGP
- IPv4 + IPv6
$ ping -n -c 5 -s 56 <target>Pick a command, enter a target and run it. Output streams live.
Ping, traceroute and MTR run directly from the StormHost node at TTC Teleport (Prague) and only test public addresses.
How to run a ping, traceroute or MTR online
Choose a command: Ping, Traceroute, MTR, DNS, WHOIS or BGP.
Enter an IP address or hostname – for WHOIS and BGP a prefix or ASN works too. The Your IP button fills in your own address.
Pick IPv4 or IPv6, the number of packets for ping or cycles for MTR, and ICMP, UDP or TCP for traceroute and MTR.
Click Run. The output streams live, and traceroute and MTR show the latency and network (AS) of every hop.
Copy the result as text or JSON, download it as .txt or share it with a link.
About this tool
The StormHost Looking Glass runs network tests straight from our network in the TTC Teleport data centre in Prague.
Enter an IP address or domain to run an online ping, traceroute or MTR over IPv4 and IPv6, and check DNS records, WHOIS, ASN and BGP routes including RPKI status.
It's useful before ordering a VPS or game server (how fast you reach your players from Prague) and when troubleshooting connectivity and you need an outside view rather than one from your own computer.
- Location
- TTC Teleport, Prague
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit · AntiDDoS
- Tests
- ping · traceroute · mtr
- Lookups
- DNS · WHOIS · ASN
- BGP
- routes · RPKI
- Limit
- 10 tests / min
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions people ask most about this tool.
What is a Looking Glass for?
It shows the network from the provider's point of view: latency, the packet path and BGP routing from our data centre. That way you see how traffic flows between our network and you or your players.
What's the difference between traceroute and MTR?
Traceroute walks the path once and lists each hop. MTR sends packets repeatedly and adds packet loss and latency variation per hop, so it's better at spotting an unstable segment.
Where do the tests run from?
From our network in the TTC Teleport data centre in Prague, the same infrastructure our VPS and game servers run on.
How do I test the ping and route from Prague to my own connection?
In the Test source card, click MTR to you. The tool runs MTR from our network to your IP address and shows latency and packet loss at every hop. If your router blocks ping, the last hop may not reply.
Related
- Reverse DNS (rDNS/PTR) for your VPS's IP addressWhat reverse DNS is for, how to set a PTR record for your VPS's IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in the Network tab, why the A record has to match too, and how to check it all with dig.
- IPv6 and additional IP addresses on a VPSWhat an IPv6 address and a /64 range mean, how to check that IPv6 works, and how to permanently add another IPv6 address from your range or a purchased IPv4 address on a VPS (netplan and ifupdown).
- DNS records explained: A, AAAA, CNAME, SRV, TXT, MX and PTRHow DNS works, what each record type does, what TTL is and why a change takes a while, how to check a record with nslookup or dig, and which mistakes to avoid.
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