Ploss

Packet loss detector and debugger

Overview

Networks are unreliable. Packets get lost in transmission. Debugging the where and why is hard and convoluted.

Ploss detects packet loss, localizes it to specific hops/segments, then suggests next steps. When you know exactly where it went wrong, fixing it becomes much easier.

The Problem

Packet loss is sporadic and hard to reproduce:

• Loss only happens under certain conditions (like load)
• Could be one bad router, cable, or ISP segment
• Simple pings miss bursty or path-specific issues

What Ploss Does

• Detect — Continuous probes catch sporadic loss
• Localize — Per-hop visibility shows exactly where packets drop
• Document - JSON/CSV exports for ISP support tickets
• Suggest — Practical next steps based on patterns

Current Status

Per-hop loss detection by mtr parsing Smart bottleneck analysis JSON/CSV ISP evidence export Live monitoring using the (--watch) command Cross-platform (macOS/linux)

Quick Start

ploss 8.8.8.8 # Basic loss test ploss 8.8.8.8 --mtr # Traceroute + analysis
ploss 8.8.8.8 --mtr --json=proof.json --csv=hops.csv # ISP evidence ploss 8.8.8.8 --watch # Live monitoring

Installation

pip install ploss

or from source

pip install git+https://github.com/Devjosef/Ploss

Scaling Directions (PLANNED)

Cloud Targets ploss aws-ec2.eu-north.... --mtr ploss gcp-cloud.eu

Multi-target (PLANNED)

ploss --targets google,github,aws --mtr

Agent mode (PLANNED)

ploss-agent --server central-monitor.com