traceroute
Traces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 network
TestedCommand lineInternetNetwork and remote access
Tested: works, with limits
The default UDP trace and -I (ICMP) work; -T (TCP) needs a raw socket, which Android does not give apps.
- Pixel 10 Pro XL · Android 17 · Debian 13 · traceroute 2.1.6 traced the route to a public address hop by hop, with UDP and with ICMP (-I).
traceroute in Breadstick
Breadstick runs Debian's own traceroute package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, and a test on a device found the limits above. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.
Commands it gives you
traceroutetraceroute6lft.dbtraceproto.dbtraceroute-nanogtraceroute.dbtraceroute6.db
Type one in Breadstick's Terminal to run it.
Network tools use Android's own connection, and a VPN connected in Android covers them too. Anything that needs root, such as capturing traffic or changing the device's network settings, is not available. More in the docs: What Breadstick cannot do: raw network control.
About traceroute
From Debian's package description
The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or Internet) host. Traceroute displays the IP number and host name (if possible) of the machines along the route taken by the packets. Traceroute is used as a network debugging tool. If you're having network connectivity problems, traceroute will show you where the trouble is coming from along the route.
Install traceroute if you need a tool for diagnosing network connectivity problems.
From Debian's description of the traceroute package, under that package's license.
Related apps
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- NmapThe Network MapperCommand lineTested
- iproute2networking and traffic control toolsCommand lineTested
- OpenSSH clientsecure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machinesCommand line
- dnsutils (dig and nslookup)Clients provided with BIND 9Command line
- socatmultipurpose relay for bidirectional data transferCommand line
Sources and licenses
- Name: the Debian package name.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the traceroute package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the traceroute package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
More in About the catalog.