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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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.4, an Emacs/PGP interface iQCVAgUBMQ2oTEyjTSyISdw9AQGulgP/SCP80zzeSbLnkYjsb3td8g7CvOsC5HUM 85gWT60xZZER8dZr5VOYD/To3ofeZWII0RAELDPCT48Efw06VxkWCUPeVF35yjjB 2GfRIcKBKaqrag2TH4nT91kf0pCqlrRFf7l6x9x0la7qdks40pH/CEWfBzNsYkTQ 9uq9K1gjX1E= =u9d4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----