VisualRoute 2009 13.06

VisualRoute 2009 13.06 offers a helpful tool which combines the tools Traceroute, Ping, and Whois into an easy-to-use graphical interface. This application analyzes Internet connections to quickly locate where an outage or slowdown occurs. In addition, VisualRoute identifies the geographical location of IP addresses and Web servers on a global map--key information for security purposes to help identify network intruders and Internet abusers.

Several new edition options provide advanced tracing options, such as reverse tracing and remote tracing via a web browser, port testing and application availability testing. A new report graph displays an instant picture of connection performance, tabbed display enables views of multiple test reports.

The ping capabilities provide a good idea of whether or not the site is live, while traceroute will help determine where along the route the problem lies.

VisualRoutes traceroute provides three types of data: an overall analysis, a data table, and a geographical view of the routing. The analysis is a brief description of the number of hops, where problems occurred, and the type of Web server software running at the site you are trying to reach. The data table lists information for each hop, including the IP address, node name, geographical location and the major Internet backbone where each server resides.

The World map gives a graphical representation of the actual path of an Internet connection. Users can zoom in/out and move the map around to position it as desired. A mouse click on a server or network name opens a pop-up Whois window, providing instant contact information for problem reporting.

Major Features:

1. Graphical View of Traceroute, Ping, Reverse DNS Connectivity Analysis: Results from several essential network diagnostic tools are integrated into an overall connectivity report, providing a graphical view of connection performance report including packet loss and latency for each network hop. Drill-down detail is easily visible with a mouse over any network hop.
2. IP Location Reporting: The physical geographical locations of network servers and routers is key information for understanding routing problems, viewing the actual route path on global map provides an instant of picture of routing efficiency and distances. Try an IP trace online.
3. Whois Lookups, Network Provider Reporting:  Get instant lookups of domain information from worldwide databases, so you can see the registered ‘owner’ of an IP address or domain. See the contact information for the company providing Internet access for each hop of a network route, so you can easily report network problems.
4. OmniPath™ Multiple Path Discovery: Get real-time views of all possible routes to a destination and easily compare the performance of different routes. The common use of load-balancers creates multiple paths that data packets may travel between the source and destination. OmniPath discovers the various paths, enables you to easily see which routes are the fastest/slowest, have the highest/lowest packet loss, or have the highest probability.
5. NetVu™ Multiple Route Topology Graph:  See a high-level view of all network routes for open trace reports, enabling easily identification of network nodes that are common to multiple routes, and network routes that have multiple path options due to load balancers or router configurations.
6. Application Port Testing, Port Probing, DNS Peformance Testing:  Trace specific application ports to test if your critical applications are up and responding as expected. VisualRoute measures and reports on DNS (domain name service) response time, which can have a significant effect on connectivity performance.
7. Traceroute Tests from Visualware Servers:  Test from Visualware servers in Washington and London to test connectivity to your servers or network devices. This capability provides additional testing points to help identify network routes and network providers causing poor performance. Try a traceroute test now.
   
8. Continuous Connection Testing with Report History: Continuous network testing from the VisualRoute desktop to another network location supports automated cycling of connectivity tests to monitor performance degradation that may occur over long periods of time.
9.  Reverse Traces from Remote Desktops Help Resolve Customer Connectivity Problems: The SupportPro Edition enables support staff to test connectivity in both directions: to/from the VisualRoute desktop and to/from remote systems. This capability provides visibility to connectivity problems that occur in one direction only, such as from the customer location to your server -- problems that are otherwise very difficult to pinpoint without imposing on the customer or traveling to the remote location. The SupportPro Edition utilizes remote agents to make reverse tracing a quick and easy process.
10.  IPv6 Compatibility: IPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol, the system by which data is transferred across the Internet. VisualRoute 2009 enables traces to IPv6 addresses, including IPv6 domain and network provider lookups.

Enhancements:

1. Improved Whois and port probing
2. IP location database update
3. Various bug fixes
4. Redesigned and updated display provides improved ease of use and faster results
5. Full results for port probing
   
6. New testing servers: San Jose, CA and Chicago, IL
7. Improved IPv6 support
8. Major IP location database update
9. Web server supports 3 concurrent users 
10. Improved location updating facility
11. Improved save-as-HTML

Requirements: Sun Java JRE