That is one of the biggest problems with these "visual traceroute" tools. They provided information like this to the end users without explaining the purpose/source of the information. It is very misleading.
On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Ross Wm. Rader wrote: > Flint is the location reflect in the ARIN registry - not where our IDC is - > we are currently located at an Exodus IDC in Toronto. > > -rwr > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc St-Pierre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:18 PM > Subject: Speed of Access to OpenSRS > > > > Hi All! > > > > This e-mail is in regards to the Speed Issue of OpenSRS. I saw the post > > from the OpenSRS reps saying it is all dependent on the registry, but... > > > > I found that from our Montreal Operation, my packets go to Chicago, then > > Toronto, than Flint, Mi (where I assume the OpenSRS system is > > hosted). Here is a VisualTraceRoute output: > > > > http://chinstrap.cyberlogic.net/maptable-rrn1toropensrsnet.jpg > > > > I'm not a backbone specialist. But it seems that the OpenSRS system > should > > be hosted with a Super Internet Carrier with better connectivity. I heard > > that the system will be moving to a new home soon. So I wanted to get > this > > comment in, maybe to help better the access for all of us.
