Internet connection route tracing!!!!!!

[Seth DK]

Hi fellow network programmers

Any of you have experience in tracing a TCP/IP connection?? If you don't understand, let me explain what I mean : It is possible to trace and track down all servers routers etc. etc. on a connection from your own computer to an other IP. The question is : HOW???

It is also in some way possible to look up the exact location of a server on the net (not all servers are supported). Anyone know how to do this??

I have a lot of experience within the networking/internet area, but I have never seen anything like this. If you don't believe it is possible, try downloading the 30-day free trial of NeoTrace Pro (neotrace.com).

[JoshT]

You mean like "tracert" on Windows and "traceroute" on Unix?

Open up a command prompt and type:
tracert www.microsoft.com

[Seth DK]

Wow...that's great
But how do I use this in a VB program??
Of cource I can run the program from within my own VB program, but that is a VERY unprofessional way of doing it...

Can't I use the WinSock component to perform a route tracing command???

By the way...You know how NeoTrace can find the server position???
It says "RIPE WhoIs" under "Network:" but I have performed several RIPE queries without getting any server location information.

Of cource it can use the registrant information to locate the country and city... Is there any online servers (besides NeoWorks' own) that can get the longitude and latitude coordinates just you supply it with country and city name??? That could be the solution...

[JoshT]

http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/network/tracert.htm should do it, but the links not working as I type this...

[Seth DK]

Thank you very much!!!! That is fantastic !!!

Deeply appreciate it!

[JoshT]

You're welcome.

[meopilite]

How can one get the city & state though? Or the registrant info?

[Seth DK]

I don't know that - sorry! But I have a feeling it is NeoTrace's own server the location information is taken from...

Actually I dumped this project a long time ago, and I haven't been investigating since then ...