Getting Started

Tools for network monitoring ping, polling, and traceroot. These tools measure network latency, jitter, and packet loss.

• Tested on macOSX Darwin 21.6 x86_64
• Tested on Red Hat EL 9.3 x86_64
• Ensure you have gcc and make installed on your system.

1. Clone the repository and Build the tools:

   $ git clone https://github.com/cerebnismus/networkmon.git
   $ cd networkmon
   $ make

   $ make
   $ ./build/icmp 8.8.8.8 -c 16
   $ ./build/pinger 8.8.8.8 -c 16
   $ sudo ./build/traceroot 8.8.8.8

Notes about Jitter, Packet Loss, and Network Latency etc.

• Ideally, jitter should be below 30ms, and packet loss should be no more than 1%.

• Network latency shouldn't exceed 150 ms one-way (300 ms return).

• Jitter results from network congestion, timing drift, and route changes.

• Sources: TechTarget, Obkio Blog

• Monitoring Network Traffic:

$ sudo tcpdump -X -s0 -p icmp
$ sudo tshark -f "icmp"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.