kushdab/ixp-mesh-tester-2025

A bash tool for benchmarking network latency and hop counts between East African internet exchange points. # IXP Mesh Tester 2025 A lightweight Bash-based benchmarking tool designed to measure network performance between East African Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). ## Features - Latency measurement (ICMP Round Trip Time). - Hop count tracking via traceroute. - Pre-configured with major East African IXP peering LAN endpoints (KE-IX, UIXP, TIX, RINEX, etc.). - CSV export for historical analysis. - Color-coded CLI output. ## Requirements - `bash` - `iputils-ping` - `traceroute` - `bc` - `curl` (optional, for source IP detection) ## Installation ```bash git clone github.com cd ixp-mesh-tester-2025 chmod +x benchmark.sh ``` ## Usage Run the script with root/sudo privileges (required for traceroute ICMP packets in some environments): ```bash sudo ./benchmark.sh ``` ## Target IXPs Included - Kenya (KE-IX, DE-CIX Nairobi) - Uganda (UIXP) - Tanzania (TIX) - Rwanda (RINEX) - Mozambique (MOZIX) - Ethiopia (IXP-Ethiopia)