{"id":56371,"date":"2020-06-05T15:52:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=56371"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:37:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:37:34","slug":"what-is-mtr-and-how-to-test-network-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/what-is-mtr-and-how-to-test-network-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"What is MTR and How to Test Network Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MTR combines the purpose of <code>ping<\/code> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/why-is-my-server-slow-how-do-i-run-a-ping-and-tracert-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">tracert\/traceroute<\/a>. MTR visualizes performance and latency issues across every machine, or <em>hop<\/em>, between your local machine and the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MTR can help answer the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is my server slow?<\/li><li>If the issue isn\u2019t my server, which <em>hop<\/em> is?<\/li><li>Does a <em>hop<\/em> have intermittent packet loss?<\/li><li>Do I need to change my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-determine-your-server-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">server location<\/a> to improve the user experience (UX) for my target audience?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>MTR is unlikely to be pre-installed on your local machine. Below we cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#install\">How to Install MTR on Your Computer or Server<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#linux\">Install MTR on Linux<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"#mac\">Install MTR on macOS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bsd\">Install MTR on BSD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#use\">How to Use MTR<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#server\">MTR from the server<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#winmtr\">WinMTR for Windows<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Ask how we can help you develop your next web application with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/cloud-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud Server Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">How to Install MTR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"linux\">Install MTR on Linux<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"debian\">MTR on Debian\/Ubuntu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get install mtr<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fedora\">MTR on Fedora\/CentOS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">yum install mtr<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arch\">MTR on Arch\/Manjaro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">pacman -S mtr<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mac\">Install MTR on macOS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>macOS users need to use a package manager such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/brew.sh\" target=\"_blank\">Homebrew<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macports.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MacPorts<\/a> to install MTR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bsd\">Install MTR on BSD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">pkg install mtr<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"use\">How to use MTR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MTR can be used for <a href=\"#realtime\">real-time<\/a> and <a href=\"#report\">report style<\/a> scans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"realtime\">Real-time MTR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To see performance results in real-time, run <code>mtr<\/code> with a domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-find-your-shared-ip-address-of-your-server-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">server IP<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/find-server-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">server hostname<\/a> (part of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/using-your-temporary-url\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">temporary URL<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">mtr yourdomain.com<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example-1024x154.png\" alt=\"An MTR example from a Cloud server\" class=\"wp-image-56374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example-1024x154.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example-1536x231.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mtr-example.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the scan you have the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>H<\/strong>elp \u2013 View command options for the current MTR test<\/li><li><strong>D<\/strong>isplay mode \u2013 Change how packet and ping statistics are shown<\/li><li><strong>R<\/strong>estart statistics \u2013 Restart the test<\/li><li><strong>O<\/strong>rder of fields \u2013 Change the order of available columns (press <kbd>Enter<\/kbd> to exit)<\/li><li><strong>q<\/strong>uit \u2013 Stop MTR<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can copy the results at any time. We recommend waiting until you\u2019ve sent at least 50 packets to get a clear understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"report\">MTR Reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to share the results with others (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our Live support<\/a>), add <code>-crw<\/code> and an output option for easier archival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">mtr -rw yourdomain.com -c 100<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><code>-c<\/code> or <code>--report-cycles<\/code> \u2013 Set how many pings are sent to test reliability of each hop (each cycle lasts one second)<\/li><li><code>-r<\/code> or <code>--report<\/code> \u2013 Run the test in the background and print the results once complete<\/li><li><code>-w<\/code> or <code>--report-wide<\/code> \u2013 Ensure full hostnames are present in results instead of <code>???<\/code><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">MTR will stop after 10 sent packets if you don\u2019t specify a number with <code>-c<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To output MTR results to a CSV file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">mtr -rwC yourdomain.com -c 100 &gt; mtr-results.csv<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Output options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><code>-l<\/code> or <code>--raw<\/code><\/li><li><code>-C<\/code> or <code>--csv<\/code> (separator is a semi-colon \u201c;\u201d)<\/li><li><code>-j<\/code> or <code>--json<\/code><\/li><li><code>-x<\/code> or <code>--xml<\/code><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"server\">MTR from the Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To better understand network performance issues, you can install MTR on your web server and run it against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/how-to-find-your-local-router-ip-address-in-the-terminal\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your local machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">If the local machine is on a Small Office \/ Home Office (SOHO) network, you may need to ensure ICMP Ping is enabled on the local router.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"windows\">Install WinMTR on Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows users can use a fork of MTR, WinMTR, to test network connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-danger\">As of June 2020, this application hasn\u2019t been updated since April 2013. We recommend you use <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/why-is-my-server-slow-how-do-i-run-a-ping-and-tracert-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">tracert<\/a> instead or, if you decide to install WinMTR, remove the software after you receive your results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>Download WinMTR from <a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/winmtr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sourceforge.net\/projects\/winmtr<\/a><\/li><li>Extract the file and run the executable as an administrator<\/li><li>Type the domain in the Host field<\/li><li>Select <strong>Start<\/strong><\/li><li>Select <strong>Stop <\/strong>anytime after 100 packets in the <em>Sent<\/em> column<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Live Support directly<\/a> with MTR results for further assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTR combines the purpose of ping and tracert\/traceroute. 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