WhatRoute for Mac
Geographically trace online data-packet routes.
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WhatRoute overview
WhatRoute is designed to find the names of all the routers an IP packet passes through on its way from your Mac to a destination host. It also measures the round-trip time from your Mac to the router, thus enabling you to determine slow links--or hops--in the Internet. WhatRoute can also find dead links, such as routers that don't respond.
- A geo-location server is queried and the locations of the hosts discovered in a trace or seen active on the LAN, can be plotted on a low resolution map or viewed in high resolution on Google Earth
- WhatRoute also provides network and port scanning, ping, whois, DNS, and LAN monitoring functions.
- Find the ASN with which a network is registered and the networks with which it peers.
- View network flows
Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.
What's new in version 2.8.1
Changes
These changes may cause some grief. Please read any dialogs carefully and follow the instructions.
If problems persist you can safely revert to the previous version.
Troubleshooting guide at: https://www.whatroute.net/helper_registration.html
- Minimum deployment is macOS Sonoma (14.6).
- Use Sparkle 2.9.5
- Helper (whatroute2helper) recoded in Swift using NSXPCConnection classes.
- Client connections to helper are verified using code signing requirements in place of PID verification.
WhatRoute for Mac
Free
In English
Version 2.8.1
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May 16, 2025
Version: 2.7.1
Why can't you get the App Specs right?😖
App Specs OS macOS 10.13 or later
What’s new in version 2.7.1
Changes Require macOS Big Sur (11.5) or later.
Jan 14, 2023
Version: 2.6.0
MACUPDATE ADMIN: v 2.6.0 does NOT run on Mac OS Ventura - please note this on the page
Jun 5, 2022
Version: 2.5.1
Good application. I can confirm that it's a Mach-O universal binary. I would give it 5 stars if the map always showed up reliably.
Mar 31, 2022
Version: 2.5.0
You better make a Universal at least before the last Intel Mac Pro is replaced this coming Fall! You sales will fall to floor!
