VisualRoute®

VisualRoute: VisualRoute is a visual, fast, and integrated ping, whois, and traceroute program that automatically analyzes connectivity problems, displaying the results on a World map. A great tool to locate and identify Internet abusers. Visit the VisualRoute home page at http://www.visualware.com/personal/products/visualroute/index.html for complete details.

Installation: Change to the directory in which you wish to create the VisualRoute directory hierarchy. The file vr.tar.Z or vr.tar.gz
(whichever file you have chosen to download) must be placed into this directory (for simplicity).
  1. Login as root.
  2. Uncompress or gunzip the file vr.tar.Z:-
    # gunzip vr.tar
  3. Untar the file vr.tar:-
    # tar -xf vr.tar

By installing and running VisualRoute, you agree to the terms and conditions of the VisualRoute License Agreement.
To uninstall, you can remove the complete contents of the vr directory you have just Untar-ed.

Running VisualRoute:
  1. Change to the directory 'vr' in the just created hierarachy.
  2. Make sure the current directory ('.') is in the PATH environment variable.
    # PATH=$PATH:.; export PATH
  3. There are two ways to start VisualRoute. From the vr directory enter the command:
    # java vr
    If you have multiple versions of Java, you must make sure that you execute the correct version to start VisualRoute.
  4. Or, you may also execute the Java Runtime Envrionment directly.
    From the vr directory, enter the command:
    # jre -cp . vr

Documentation: Please refer to the Online Instruction Manual. If you prefer printed documentation, this one web page was designed to allow you to print it from your web browser to create a manual. Or, use your browser's "File/Save As..." feature to create a local copy of the manual on your local computer. For help configuring VisualRoute to run as a server, visit our online manual.

Support: Please refer to http://www.visualware.com/personal/support/index.html. Also, the VisualRoute FAQ is a good starting point to review Frequently Asked Questions.

New Features / Upgrade Details: Please visit the New Release web page for the latest release information and upgrade details.

Program Requirements: Obtain and Install a Java Virtual Machine for you Unix/Linux type. (Java Vendors Supported)
VisualRoute is supported on the following Unix/Linux platform types:-
  1. Linux x86 distributions:- namely RedHat 8.0, SuSE 7.3 and Mandrake 8.1. Other distributions might work but have not been verified. Please contact us for other varieties you might want to use.
  2. FreeBSD Unix:- 4.2-RELEASE and above.
  3. Solaris Sparc 2.6 and above.
Deamon/Service Requirements: To run VisualRoute as a deamon/service please refer to the UnixService.sh shell script, wherein three environment variables will need to be reviewed and set. Please also note that this facility will require the installation of the Xvfb process. If you would like assitance in this matter please contact us at support@visualware.com

Distribution: VisualRoute is Shareware (15-day trial). The installation vr.tar is freely distributable, provided that it is not modified in any way. Refer to http://www.visualware.com/personal/purchase/index.html for purchase information.

Other Products: Like VisualRoute? Visit http://www.visualware.com to see our entire line of products.


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