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netdiscover vs Open Visual Traceroute

A side-by-side look at netdiscover and Open Visual Traceroute. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

netdiscover

netdiscover

Network & Admin

netdiscover is an open-source network scanner used to actively detect live hosts on a network. It sends ARP requests to identify active devices and prints the IP address, MAC address, and hostname if available.

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Open Visual Traceroute

Open Visual Traceroute

Network & Admin

Open Visual Traceroute is an open source network diagnostic tool for visualizing the route that packets take to a network host. It provides a graphical interface showing network latency and packet loss.

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