Monitor latency and packet loss with mtr on Slackware

1. When to use it

Useful when a service is intermittently slow and you want a clearer signal than a plain ping.

mtr | latency | packet loss | route path | diagnostics

mtr -rwzc 20 8.8.8.8
mtr -rwzc 20 example.org
ping -c 10 8.8.8.8

Adjust host names, IPs, interfaces, paths, and versions to the real system before making the change persistent.

ip route get 8.8.8.8
ss -s
ping -c 5 example.org

Confirm that the output matches the expected state before considering the intervention complete.

Loss on an intermediate hop matters only if it continues downstream: avoid overinterpreting the report.

[ ] Steps completed\n[ ] Config updated\n[ ] Tests executed\n[ ] Rollback ready\n[ ] Logs checked