Is it possible to do a traceroute in the browser?

Question

I\'m looking for a way to do a traceroute client-side, i.e. in a browser.

As far as I know, it\'s not possible to send ICMP, UDP or TCP packets with arbitrary TTL values

Answer 1

Maybe a little late, but could be interesting for future readings (like mine :-D).

Java 1.5 has a InetAdress Class with a isReachable method, that you can try. Check this:

http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/net/InetAddress.html#isReachable(int)