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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-hycu: HYCU for OVHcloud
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-kubernetes-data-protection: Managed Kubernetes - Data Protection
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Allgemeine Informationen
network-additional-ip: Additional IP
network-bgp: BGP Service
network-security: Netzwerk und Sicherheit
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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-kubernetes-data-protection: Managed Kubernetes - Data Protection
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Información General
network-additional-ip: Additional IP
network-bgp: BGP Service
network-security: Red y seguridad
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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-kubernetes-data-protection: Managed Kubernetes - Data Protection
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Informations générales
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network-bgp: BGP Service
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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-hycu: HYCU for OVHcloud
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-kubernetes-data-protection: Managed Kubernetes - Data Protection
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Informations générales
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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Informazioni generali
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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Informacje ogólne
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storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-hycu: HYCU for OVHcloud
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-kubernetes-data-protection: Managed Kubernetes - Data Protection
storage-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solution-agent-backup-for-iaas: Agent Backup for IaaS
network-byoip: Bring your own IP (BYOIP)
network-general-information: Informações gerais
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network-security: Rede e Segurança
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+ [Backing-up an OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes cluster using Velero](public_cloud/containers_orchestration/managed_kubernetes/backing-up-cluster-with-velero)
+ [Backing-up Persistent Volumes using Stash](public_cloud/containers_orchestration/managed_kubernetes/backing-up-volumes-using-stash)
+ Network
+ [Bring your own IP (BYOIP)](network-byoip)
+ [General Information](network-general-information)
+ [How to troubleshoot your network using OVHcloud tools](network/network_tools)
+ [How to use the Bring Your Own IP feature](network/bring_your_own_ip/bring-your-own-IP)
+ [Additional IP](network-additional-ip)
+ [Configuring an IPv6 block in a vRack](bare_metal_cloud/dedicated_servers/configure-an-ipv6-in-a-vrack)
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---
title: "How to troubleshoot your network using OVHcloud tools"
excerpt: "Find out how to use the networking tools available to OVHcloud customers"
updated: 2025-06-25
---

## Objective

OVHcloud provides several tools to customers and prospective customers to test and evaluate their network connectivity with OVHcloud services. In this article, we will cover how to use these tools.

## Instructions

Below is the list of network connectivity analysis tools offered by OVHcloud:

- [Looking Glass](#lookingglass)
- [Proof](#proof)
- [Smokeping](#smokeping)
- [Weathermap](#weathermap)

### Looking Glass <a name="lookingglass"></a>

[Looking Glass](https://lg.ovh.net/) is a tool that enables you to run a traceroute or see the routing table to any IP as if you were using a machine in an OVHcloud data centre. This tool is perfect if you are a prospective OVHcloud customer or considering expanding your presence to other data centres. It will ensure the networking is sufficient for your needs. The UI is very straightforward.

1. Instructions for the different commands you can run.
2. Select the data centre in which you wish to run the test.
3. Select the command you wish to run and the IP/URL to which you want the route.
4. Recent history of your requests to allow you to run them again quickly.

![looking glass](images/networktools1.png){.thumbnail}

### Proof <a name="proof"></a>

[Proof](https://proof.ovh.net/) is a speed test for OVHcloud's network. Proof gives you three options: a generic speed test, arbitrary files to download to test speed, and a proof speed test (allowing you to choose the data centre).

When you first go to the site, you will be directed to the **Speedtest** tab. This is a normal speed test.

![proof](images/networktools2.png){.thumbnail}

If you click **Files**, you will be taken to the following page:

![speed test](images/networktools3.png){.thumbnail}

Choose the file size you wish to test and download this file to test your download speed from OVHcloud's network.

The last tab, **Proofs**, allows you to select the data centre to test via a dropdown menu. You can then launch a speed test to this data centre.

![data centre selection](images/networktools4.png){.thumbnail}

### Smokeping <a name="smokeping"></a>

[Smokeping](https://smokeping.ovh.net/smokeping) is a monitoring tool to check ICMP reachability, latency, and change in traffic path (traceroute) for external AS/Internal OVH data centres, through FPing, using a sample IP/IPv6 address (added manually).

Smokeping Probe servers are installed in each OVH data centre to collect logs.

Once you access the Smokeping tool, you will see a top navigation menu (where a data centre can be selected) and a side navigation menu with the following options:

1. **OVH**: Monitors a specific IP address in OVH DC, POP, and OVH Anycast destinations.
2. **ANYCAST**: Global Anycast Destinations like Google DNS and CloudFlare DNS plus destinations from other CDN providers.
3. **EMEA**: Service, content, and/or cloud providers in Europe.
4. **USA / CANADA**: Service, content, and/or cloud providers in the US and Canada.
5. **SA**: Service, content, and/or cloud providers in South America
6. **APAC**: Service, content, and/or cloud providers in Asia / Oceania

![smokeping](images/networking_tools01_.png){.thumbnail}

To view the results of the latency for an entire region, click on the area concerned, for example *3. EMEA*, then on the region name. You can view latency/ping loss for ASN monitored in that specific region.

![latency results](images/networking_tools02_.png){.thumbnail}

You can use the search box in the upper-right corner to check results for a specific AS/Name. Any results will be displayed on the left side of the page.

![ASN](images/networking_tools03_.png){.thumbnail}

If you click the name of the provider in the search results, you will see historical latency and traceroute results, for up to the last year.

![Historical results](images/networking_tools04_.png){.thumbnail}

### Weathermap <a name="weathermap"></a>

The [OVHcloud weathermap](https://weathermap.ovh.net/) is a way to view the network backbone. Here you can view the percentage of traffic load on each link.

1. Data centre selection.
2. Search boxes and adjust the time period.
3. Load scale legend.
4. Navigation tips.
5. See link details.

![weathermap](images/networking_tools05_.png){.thumbnail}

For more information and tutorials, please see our other [Networking and Security support guides](/products/network) or explore the [guides for other OVHcloud products and services](/links/documentation).

## Go further

Join our [community of users](/links/community).
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---
title: " Comment analyser votre réseau via les outils OVHcloud"
excerpt: "Découvrez comment utiliser les outils d'analyse de connectivité réseau disponibles pour les clients OVHcloud"
updated: 2025-06-25
---

## Objectif

OVHcloud fournit plusieurs outils aux clients et aux prospects pour tester et évaluer leur connectivité réseau avec les services OVHcloud. Dans cet article, nous verrons comment utiliser ces outils.

## En pratique

Voici la liste des outils d'analyse de connectivité réseau proposés par OVHcloud :

- [Looking Glass](#lookingglass)
- [Proof](#proof)
- [Smokeping](#smokeping)
- [Weathermap](#weathermap)

### Looking Glass <a name="lookingglass"></a>

[Looking Glass](https://lg.ovh.net/) est un outil qui vous permet d’exécuter un traceroute ou de visualiser la table de routage vers n’importe quelle adresse IP comme si vous utilisiez une machine dans un datacentre OVHcloud. Cet outil est idéal si vous êtes un client potentiel d'OVHcloud ou si vous envisagez d'étendre votre présence à d'autres datacentres. Cela vous permettra de vous assurer que le réseau est suffisant pour vos besoins. L'interface utilisateur est très simple.

1. Présentation des commandes disponibles que vous pouvez exécuter.
2. Choisissez le datacentre depuis lequel vous souhaitez lancer le test.
3. Sélectionnez la commande à exécuter, puis renseignez l’adresse IP ou l’URL cible pour tracer l’itinéraire.
4. Accédez à l’historique de vos requêtes, vous pouvez ainsi les relancer facilement.

![looking glass](images/networktools1.png){.thumbnail}

### Proof <a name="proof"></a>

[Proof](https://proof.ovh.net/) est un outil de mesure du débit pour le réseau d’OVHcloud. Il propose trois options : un test de débit standard, un test de débit avancé (permettant de choisir le datacentre), ainsi que des fichiers à télécharger pour évaluer la vitesse de téléchargement.

La première fois que vous accédez au site, vous êtes redirigé vers l'onglet **Speedtest**. Il s'agit d'un test de débit standard.

![proof](images/networktools2.png){.thumbnail}

Si vous cliquez sur l'onglet **Files**, vous serez redirigé vers la page suivante :

![test de vitesse](images/networktools3.png){.thumbnail}

Choisissez la taille du fichier que vous souhaitez tester, et téléchargez ce fichier pour tester votre vitesse de téléchargement depuis le réseau d'OVHcloud.

Le dernier onglet, **Proofs**, vous permet de choisir le datacentre à tester via un menu déroulant. Vous pourrez alors lancer un test de débit vers ce datacentre.

![choix du datacentre](images/networktools4.png){.thumbnail}

### Smokeping <a name="smokeping"></a>

[Smokeping](https://smokeping.ovh.net/smokeping) est un outil de surveillance permettant de vérifier la réponse aux requêtes ICMP (c'est à dire la réponse au ping), la latence et les changements de routage (traceroute) vers des datacentres externes (AS) ou internes à OVHcloud, à l'aide de FPing et d'une adresse IPv4 ou IPv6 ajoutée manuellement.

Des serveurs Smokeping Probe sont installés dans chaque datacentre OVHcloud pour collecter les logs.

Depuis l'interface de Smokeping, vous pouvez sélectionner un datacentre à l’aide du menu en haut de la page. Le menu latéral situé à gauche vous donne ensuite accès aux options suivantes :

1. **OVH** : Permet de surveiller une adresse IP spécifique au sein des destinations OVHcloud, incluant les DC (datacentres), les POP (points de présence) et les services Anycast.
2. **ANYCAST** : Couvre les destinations Anycast mondiales, comme les serveurs DNS de Google ou de Cloudflare, ainsi que d'autres fournisseurs de CDN.
3. **EMEA** : Regroupe les fournisseurs de services, de contenu et/ou de cloud situés en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique.
4. **USA / CANADA** : Inclut les fournisseurs de services, de contenu et/ou de cloud basés aux États-Unis et au Canada.
5. **SA** : Regroupe les fournisseurs de services, de contenus et/ou de cloud situés en Amérique du Sud.
6. **APAC** : Inclut les fournisseurs de services, de contenus et/ou de cloud basés en Asie et dans la région Pacifique (Océanie).

![smokeping](images/networking_tools01_.png){.thumbnail}

Pour afficher les résultats de la latence pour une région entière, cliquez sur la zone concercnée, par exemple *3. EMEA*, puis sur le nom de la région. Vous pouvez afficher la perte de latence/ping pour l'ASN surveillé dans cette région spécifique.

![Affichage latence](images/networking_tools02_.png){.thumbnail}

Vous pouvez utiliser la zone de recherche dans le coin supérieur droit pour vérifier les résultats d'un AS/Nom spécifique. Tous les résultats seront affichés sur le côté gauche de la page.

![ASN](images/networking_tools03_.png){.thumbnail}

Si vous cliquez sur le nom du fournisseur dans les résultats de la recherche, vous verrez l'historique des résultats de latence et de traceroute, jusqu'à la dernière année.

![Historique des résultats](images/networking_tools04_.png){.thumbnail}

### Weathermap <a name="weathermap"></a>

Le [weathermap OVHcloud](https://weathermap.ovh.net/) permet de visualiser la structure du réseau. Vous pouvez y observer le pourcentage de la charge de trafic sur chaque lien.

1. Choisissez le datacentre souhaité.
2. Recherchez des zones et ajustez la période.
3. Visualisez la légende relative à la charge de trafic sur chaque lien.
4. Obtenez des conseils de navigation.
5. Accédez aux détails du lien.

![weathermap](images/networking_tools05_.png){.thumbnail}

Pour plus d'informations et de tutoriels, veuillez consulter nos autres [guides d’assistance sur la mise en réseau et la sécurité](/products/network) ou explorer les [guides for other OVHcloud products and services](/links/documentation).

## Aller plus loin

Rejoignez notre [communauté d'utilisateurs](/links/community).
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