[3621] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Ping triangulation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Lothberg)
Mon Jul 29 03:44:43 1996
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 96 6:58:06 MET DST
From: Peter Lothberg <roll@stupi.se>
To: Roy <garlic@garlic.com>
Cc: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 27 Jul 1996 18:01:39 -0700
> They use the ping times to figure out which server would be closest.
> All the servers are not located in the same place. The idea is that
> european users may receive better service from a european server.
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> Roy
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The network topology and geography does not match very well, I would guess
that the network center of Europe is likely to be somwhere on the US
Eastcoast.
Only Stockholm have multiple international E3 links....
--Peter
