From: andreas@horten.artcom.de (Andreas Bogk)
To: wlkngowl@unix.asb.com (Mutatis Mutantdis)
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UTC Datetime: 1996-01-31 01:11:39 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:11:39 +0800
From: andreas@horten.artcom.de (Andreas Bogk)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:11:39 +0800
To: wlkngowl@unix.asb.com (Mutatis Mutantdis)
Subject: Re: Opinion piece in NYT; responses needed
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>>>>> "Mutatis" == Mutatis Mutantdis <wlkngowl@unix.asb.com> writes:
Mutatis> It's a decentered network (or set of networks) designed
Mutatis> to get information to its addressee. Data flows through
Mutatis> several nodes and networks until it reaches its
Mutatis> destination. If it can't get through one path, it goes
Mutatis> through the other.
This is unfortunately a wide-spread myth. While it's true for mail and
news, it's not for IP packets. Witness:
5:41 bogk@habari% traceroute www.webcom.com ~
traceroute to s1000e.webcom.com (206.2.192.66), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 jambo-110 (160.45.110.1) 3 ms 2 ms 2 ms
2 heiss.router.fu-berlin.de (160.45.1.1) 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms
3 Duesseldorf7.WiN-IP.DFN.DE (188.1.133.65) 38 ms 45 ms 69 ms
4 ipgate2.win-ip.dfn.de (193.174.74.200) 69 ms 56 ms 71 ms
5 * ipgate2.win-ip.dfn.de (193.174.74.200) 41 ms !H *
6 ipgate2.win-ip.dfn.de (193.174.74.200) 44 ms !H * 39 ms !H
BTW: Deutsche Telekom (actually DeTeBerkom, a 100% daughter) is one of
DFN's major players.
Andreas
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