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WebTool is just a handy web interface to do one or more of Ping,
TraceRoute, NS Lookup, Net Send, and How Far to an IP or server of
interest. How Far is a modification of NS Lookup that, knowing where you
are, figures out about how many miles it is to the site of interest.
Here's a sample report
Ping - Sat Aug 16 19:54:47 2003
ping cedarnet.org
Pinging cedarnet.org [65.127.130.14] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 65.127.130.14: bytes=32 time=130ms TTL=241
Reply from 65.127.130.14: bytes=32 time=110ms TTL=241
Reply from 65.127.130.14: bytes=32 time=120ms TTL=241
Reply from 65.127.130.14: bytes=32 time=120ms TTL=241
Ping statistics for 65.127.130.14:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 110ms, Maximum = 130ms, Average = 120ms
TraceRoute - Sat Aug 16 19:54:55 2003
Tracing route to cedarnet.org [65.127.130.14]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 10 ms 20 ms 10 ms 10.16.80.1
2 10 ms 10 ms 20 ms 12-215-13-97.client.mchsi.com [12.215.13.97]
3 20 ms 20 ms 20 ms 12-215-6-18.client.mchsi.com [12.215.6.18]
4 20 ms 20 ms 31 ms gbr5-p80.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.5.218]
5 20 ms 30 ms 20 ms tbr1-p013501.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.11.41]
6 40 ms 40 ms 40 ms gbr4-p20.dvmco.ip.att.net [12.122.10.122]
7 41 ms 40 ms 40 ms gbr2-p100.dvmco.ip.att.net [12.122.5.30]
8 40 ms 40 ms 40 ms gar2-p370.dvmco.ip.att.net [12.123.36.141]
9 40 ms 40 ms 40 ms 12.124.158.46
10 40 ms 40 ms 40 ms den-core-02.tamerica.net [205.171.16.17]
11 71 ms 70 ms 70 ms min-core-02.tamerica.net [205.171.8.98]
12 110 ms 121 ms 110 ms cdr-core-02.tamerica.net [205.171.208.197]
13 110 ms 120 ms 121 ms cdr-edge-03.inet.qwest.net [209.181.204.222]
14 130 ms 130 ms 121 ms 65.121.138.154
15 120 ms 120 ms 140 ms 65.127.130.14
Trace complete.
NS Lookup - Sat Aug 16 19:55:33 2003
Server: ns5.attbi.com
Address: 204.127.202.4
Name: cedarnet.org
Address: 65.127.130.14
How Far - Sat Aug 16 19:55:38 2003
Testing cedarnet.org
City: Waterloo, State: IA, Zip: 50701
Lat: 42.477784, Lon: -92.366099
Distance: 93.6339059208032
Out of Range
End of Report - Sat Aug 16 19:55:57 2003
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Interested?
If you're interested in this as a solution to a problem you have, here's how
to install it. First, the disclaimer -
You are on your own. If you don't know what you're
doing, it is indeed possible to overwrite files and generally mess up your
computer.
Prerequisites
- Installed and operational web server
- Perl installed and configured to serve CGIs from your web
- Ping, TraceRt, nslookup, net already on your computer
Download the Perl Script and the sample configuration file
WebTool.zip
Containing:
WebTool.pl
howfar.pl
Configure the Script
Each Script may require some changes. For instance, the howfar.pl script
has the GPS coordinates for where you are.
The WebTool script has some hard-coded references to perl and to the
howfar.pl script.
License Agreement
This program is Webware. You may install it, test it for a reasonable
period of time, and even modify it, but if you elect to keep it in use,
whether in original form or in a modified form, you are then obligated to pay
on a scale based on the value you receive from it. You are not allowed to
redistribute any modified copy.
As with other license agreement, this program is supplied as is, and is not
guaranteed free from defects. You assume all risk for problems you may incur
as a result of the use of this program.
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