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

You don't need to create an applet and sign it! It's possible to use java from javascript. I made a script for doing a traceroute with ActiveX or Java.

I don't see any security warnings on OS X. Try it on Windows and Linux and tell me what happens :-)

UPD: seems like it only works in Firefox

Answer 2

There is CoNetServ (Complex Network Services) browser extension. It is able to do traceroute from your local machine straight in your browser. https://github.com/VojtechVitek/CoNetServ/wiki

Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mmkpilpdijdbifpgkpdndpjlkpjkihee Firefox add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/181909/

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EDIT: Both Chrome and Firefox revoked bundling NPAPI libraries into the extensions/add-ons. Unfortunately, the above won't work anymore.