Opinion piece in NYT; responses needed

[Andreas Bogk]

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>>>>> "Mutatis" == Mutatis Mutantdis <wlkngowl at 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 at 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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