let's see, they are both in california and im sure they share a similar provider.... durr...
watch this!
root@virtual2 [~]# ping theplanet.com
PING theplanet.com (70.87.6.11) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from
www.theplanet.com (70.87.6.11): icmp_seq=0 ttl=247 time=6.33 ms
64 bytes from
www.theplanet.com (70.87.6.11): icmp_seq=1 ttl=247 time=6.50 ms
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root@virtual2 [~]# ping xtube.com (main site hosted at ev1servers)
PING xtube.com (209.85.10.120) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from gphou2-209-85-10-120.ev1.net (209.85.10.120): icmp_seq=0 ttl=58 time=1.41 ms
64 bytes from gphou2-209-85-10-120.ev1.net (209.85.10.120): icmp_seq=1 ttl=58 time=1.50 ms
64 bytes from gphou2-209-85-10-120.ev1.net (209.85.10.120): icmp_seq=2 ttl=58 time=1.48 ms