Ping & Traceroute
Run ping, traceroute and MTR against any host from probes all over the world, and compare latency, packet loss and the network path by location. Pick locations such as a city, country, continent, cloud provider or ASN, or test the route back to your own IP. Powered by the free Globalping network.
What does Ping & Traceroute do?
Your browser cannot send ICMP packets or control TTLs, so a web page cannot run traceroute from your computer. This tool asks probes of the Globalping network, a free community-run network of thousands of servers, to run the measurement instead and shows their results side by side. It is useful for checking whether a site is reachable from abroad, where packets are lost, which CDN node a region hits, and how the route looks from different networks.
How to use
- Choose Ping, Traceroute or MTR.
- Enter a Target host name or IP address. URLs such as
https://example.com/pathare reduced to the host automatically. Click My IP to measure the route back to your own connection (reverse traceroute). - Enter Locations, separated by commas, or click a suggestion. Leave it empty to pick probes from around the world.
- Choose how many Probes to use and, if needed, the Protocol, Port, Packets and IP version.
- Click Run. Results appear as each probe finishes; open Raw output to see or copy the original command output.
Measurement types
| Type | Shows | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Ping | Min / avg / max round-trip time and packet loss per probe | Comparing latency between regions, checking reachability |
| Traceroute | Every router (hop) on the path and its response time | Seeing the route and where it slows down |
| MTR | Traceroute plus loss, average and jitter for each hop, with ASNs | Finding which hop or network loses packets |
Location examples
Locations are matched against city, country, state, continent, region, ASN, network name and cloud region, so all of these work:
Tokyo,Frankfurt,New YorkJP,Germany,Europe,South AmericaAS13335,Comcast,aws-us-east-1,Google
FAQ
Is it free? Are there limits?
Yes, it is free. Without an account Globalping allows about 250 probe runs per hour per IP address; the remaining amount is shown after each run.
Why do some hops show *?
Many routers do not answer traceroute packets or rate-limit them. A * in the middle of the path is usually harmless as long as later hops respond. Try TCP to port 443 if ICMP is filtered.
Can I trace to a private address such as 192.168.1.1?
No. The probes are on the public internet, so only public host names and IP addresses can be measured.
What is sent to Globalping?
The target, locations and options you enter are sent to the Globalping API, which runs the measurement and stores the result for a limited time. Nothing else is sent.