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Re: network mapping and data viz.

  • From: Chris Horry
  • Date: Fri Jan 23 11:45:49 2004

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Jamie Reid wrote:
| I have been looking for a tool that will visualize traceroute data in
| a graph. Skitter looks ideal, but its availability is quite limited.
|
| I have tried Netmap (netmap.sourceforge.net) and have been
| mucking about with Graphviz (graphviz.org) in general.
| However, the problem of building a map from traceroute data
| (with graphviz anyway) is sorting out the unique paths. Technically
| possible, but I don't want to re-invent the wheel if I don't have to.
|
| Tulip (tulip-software.org) is a framework that something like this
| could be written in, as is any other viz tool (opendx.org, etc...)
| The tools from Opte (opte.org) aren't available yet.
|
| Is there a tool that you are currently using to represent large
| traceroute graphs that is available under a gpl/bsd/open license?
| Even something based on Dot or Neato?

You might want to try VisualRoute, www.visualroute.com.

Chris

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