mtr -rw 8.8.8.8

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mtr -rw 8.8.8.8

Run a continuous traceroute as a text report

mtr fuses ping and traceroute, probing every hop along the path and reporting loss and latency per hop. The -r flag runs a fixed number of cycles and prints a final report instead of the live display, while -w widens the columns for readable output. It is the go-to tool for diagnosing packet loss on a route.
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