Connection Type
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Reported by your browser
Real-time network diagnostics
Network Path & Nearby Access Points
Live ping, download, upload and DNS/traceroute results measured against this site's own server, plotted on a real map of your approximate location — with clearly labeled estimated access points, never claimed as confirmed cell towers.
On a laptop or desktop, your location will be approximate.
Desktops have no GPS chip. Your browser estimates position from nearby wi‑fi networks or falls back to your IP address, which is often only accurate to the city — and on some machines it times out entirely. Open this page on your phone for a real GPS fix, usually accurate to a few metres.
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Your approximate location
Selected estimated point
Other estimated points
Estimated points are illustrative placeholders, not confirmed cell tower locations.
Requesting location permission…
Why the map is precise on a phone and vague on a laptop.
Phones have GPS. Desktops do not — the browser estimates position from nearby wifi
networks, or falls back to your IP address, which is often only accurate to the city.
Neither method is us guessing: the accuracy figure shown above is the browser's own.
Selected Point
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Estimated Signal
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Illustrative, not a device radio reading
Ping
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Download
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Upload
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Jitter0 ms● Measured live
Request Route Visualization
ⓘRun a trace to see the real path to a destination.
Good Practices
🧭✓Estimated points on the map are for illustration — treat distance and signal figures there as approximate, not measured.
✓For fixed wireless or router placement, test antenna direction and height rather than relying on distance alone.
✓Traceroute usually reveals network gateways and routing nodes, not the physical cell tower your device is using.
What traceroute does. It sends packets with a deliberately short
lifespan, so each router along the way is forced to send back an error. Collect those
replies in order and you have the path from this server to the host, plus how long each
hop took. Use it to find where a connection slows down or stops.
Many networks block these probes, so hops showing
* are usually silent routers rather than broken ones.
| Hop | IP Address | Latency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enter a host above and press Trace to run a real traceroute. | |||
What DNS lookup does. Domain names mean nothing to the network —
it only routes to IP addresses. A lookup asks the domain name system which address a
name currently points at. A records return IPv4, AAAA return
IPv6. Use it to confirm a domain resolves at all, or to check that a DNS change has
propagated.
This resolves from our server, so a result here can differ
from your own machine if your ISP or router caches an older answer.
Real A/AAAA records resolved by this server will appear here.
Just changed a DNS record? Check it worldwide
This lookup is one resolver's answer. The DNS Propagation Checker queries public resolvers around the world at once, so you can see exactly where a change has landed and where the old record is still cached.
Check propagation →
What this shows. How your browser reached this page and what our server can see about the connection — your public IP, the network that owns it, and the city that IP is registered to. This is exactly what every website you visit can see about you without asking permission.
Page URL: –
Protocol: –
Your public IP: Detecting…
ISP / Network: Detecting…
Approximate location: Detecting…
Important: a normal browser cannot directly expose cellular tower identity or perform a raw ICMP traceroute. The Traceroute and DNS Lookup tabs above call this site's own backend to get real results; the map's nearby points are still illustrative estimates unless a licensed tower database or device radio API is connected.
HOW IT WORKS
Real Diagnostics, Honestly Labeled
Ping, download, upload and jitter are measured live against this site's own server. DNS Lookup and Traceroute call a real backend endpoint — DNS uses .NET's resolver, and Traceroute runs the OS's own tracert/traceroute utility with the destination validated first. The map shows your real approximate location once you grant permission, with nearby access points marked as estimates because no ordinary website can identify the specific cell tower a phone or router is using.
What else can you check?
These tools all work on the same connection and address data — pick whichever question you actually have.
Want to see the full path to a site?
DNS, redirects, every hop, the CDN, TLS and the origin server.
Want to know your public IP?
See your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, location, ISP and ASN.
Want to ping from around the world?
Real latency from real probes across 12 countries, live on a map.
Want to locate any IP address?
City, region, country and coordinates for any public IP.
Want to know if an IP is risky?
Proxy, VPN, Tor, hosting and abuse-report indicators.
Want to know if you're blacklisted?
Check an address against major spam and abuse DNSBLs.
Want to know who owns an IP?
Network owner, ASN, CIDR range and abuse contact.
Want to explore an AS number?
Announced prefixes, BGP neighbours and registry details.
Want to test your connection speed?
Measure real download, upload, ping and jitter.
Want to see what changed?
Word-level diff between two blocks of text or code.
Want to know if a DNS change is live yet?
Compare answers from five independent public resolvers.
Want to verify a domain's nameservers?
Direct authoritative checks, glue records and SOA serials.
Want to check a domain's DNSSEC setup?
DNSKEY, DS records, signature expiry and real validation.
Want to see the hop-by-hop path to a server?
A real traceroute from a genuine probe anywhere in the world.
Want to know if a server port is open?
A real TCP connection attempt - open, closed or filtered.
Want to measure latency to a server?
Real connect timing - min/avg/max, jitter and connection loss.
Want a clean URL slug from a title?
Real transliteration, stop words and batch mode.
Want to find and replace across a document?
Regex, capture groups and a live preview before you commit.
Want to find the invisible character?
Code points, escapes, bytes and hidden-character detection.
Want to escape text for HTML?
Minimal, named or numeric entities, attribute-safe.
Want to strip emoji cleanly?
Whole clusters - no half-flags or stray modifiers left.
Want to spot repeated words?
Frequency, density and accidental doubles like "the the".
Want to know if a URL is cached?
Two requests prove whether your CDN is really caching it.
Want to see what a site knows about you?
Storage, cookies, tokens and what your browser actually cached.
Want to run that check on any site?
One-click bookmarklet reads storage and tokens where they live.
Want to know who your site talks to?
Renders the page and names every outside company it contacts.
Is your site one address or four?
www, non-www, http and https - which serve, which redirect.
Need to build an Authorization header?
Basic, Bearer, API key, Digest and AWS SigV4 - signed in your browser.
Want to tidy up a messy SQL query?
Beautify, minify, lint and convert keyword casing for six dialects.
Need to work out a percentage?
Nine calculators covering every way a percentage gets asked.
Want to work out a rise or a raise?
Increases, growth, compounding and CAGR, with the working shown.
Want to work out a discount or a drop?
Discounts, stacked sales and depreciation, with the working shown.
What is actually on that page?
Words, reading time, readability, every image, embed and link.
Need a favicon that works everywhere?
Every size, a real multi-resolution .ico, and the tags to paste.
What headers does a site send back?
Every response header on every redirect hop, explained.
Need to test a regular expression?
Live matches, capture groups, replace preview and code snippets.
Need a JPG as a PNG?
Batch convert in your browser, with optional transparent background.
Need somewhere to jot things down?
Private notes, links, to-dos and reminders saved in your browser.
Need just some pages of a PDF?
Split by page, range or chunk, or extract the pages you pick.
What is hiding inside that image?
EXIF camera settings, GPS tags, colour palette and web checks.
NetPath Pro FAQ
Are the nearby access points real cell towers?
No. A standard website cannot identify the specific cell tower or AirFiber unit your device is connected to. The points shown are illustrative estimates placed around your approximate location so you can see how a map-based view would work; they are clearly labeled as estimates.
Is the traceroute real?
Yes. The Traceroute tab calls this server's own backend, which runs the operating system's tracert (Windows) or traceroute (Linux) utility against the host you enter, after validating it is a well-formed domain or IP address.
Why does traceroute sometimes fail?
Some hosting environments block ICMP/UDP probes, or the traceroute utility may not be installed on the server. If that happens the tab will show a clear error instead of fabricated hops.
Where does my location come from?
Only from your browser's own geolocation permission, which you must explicitly grant. If you decline, the map falls back to an approximate IP-based location instead.
Is my data stored?
No. Everything runs live for your session. The exported report is generated and downloaded entirely in your browser.