how to code an ip tracer program in c?

Question

i would like to code an ip tracer program in c , but i am not able to get a head start in it . Any e book , links or sample code would be of much needed help !!

Answer 1

Lots of examples on this site for how to implement this sort of thing in c

Answer 2

you will send icmp (ping) to the address, each time you extend the ttl (time to live) by 1 - and that's how you get the trace.

here some library that helps you use ping in c#

http://www.mentalis.org/soft/class.qpx?id=4