Post your traceroutes to 69.80.224.4 ...

traceroute 69.80.224.4
traceroute to 69.80.224.4 (69.80.224.4), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
1 6509 (38.96.4.1) 0.354 ms 0.267 ms 0.226 ms
2 38.96.3.1 (38.96.3.1) 0.316 ms 0.252 ms 0.218 ms
3 unknown.xeex.net (216.151.129.61) 3.328 ms 3.139 ms 3.291 ms
4 eqix.lsan.twtelecom.net (206.223.123.36) 3.901 ms 3.518 ms 3.531 ms
5 core-02-so-4-1-0-0.lsag.twtelecom.net (66.192.251.0) 4.118 ms 3.521 ms 3.559 ms
6 dist-01-so-0-0-0-0.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.246.1) 41.157 ms 40.947 ms 41.076 ms
7 hagg-01-ge-0-3-0-510.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.246.113) 41.167 ms 41.175 ms 41.324 ms
8 twtelecom-demarc.hsto.alphared.com (216.136.106.126) 193.686 ms 172.233 ms 42.709 ms
9 hosted.by.alphared.com (69.80.224.4) 42.569 ms 41.810 ms 42.822 ms

[~]$ traceroute 69.80.224.4
traceroute to 69.80.224.4 (69.80.224.4), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 205.139.209.1 (205.139.209.1) 0.327 ms 0.299 ms 0.237 ms
2 g0-8.na21.b006539-1.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (38.99.220.237) 0.610 ms 0.592 ms 0.486 ms
3 g3-5-3889.core02.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (38.20.33.181) 65.092 ms 1.471 ms 221.442 ms
4 t4-3.mpd01.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.5.57) 1.072 ms 0.964 ms 0.988 ms
5 v3494.mpd01.iad01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.5.42) 2.360 ms 2.220 ms 2.364 ms
6 peer-01-ge-3-1-2-13.asbn.twtelecom.net (66.192.252.217) 2.237 ms 2.222 ms 2.362 ms
7 core-01-ge-0-3-0-1.asbn.twtelecom.net (64.129.249.9) 2.360 ms 2.344 ms 2.365 ms
8 dist-02-so-1-0-0-0.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.242.19) 46.971 ms 46.955 ms 46.984 ms
9 hagg-01-ge-1-3-0-508.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.246.119) 46.581 ms 46.688 ms 46.849 ms
10 twtelecom-demarc.hsto.alphared.com (216.136.106.126) 42.226 ms 42.832 ms 42.101 ms
11 hosted.by.alphared.com (69.80.224.4) 48.098 ms 48.075 ms 47.851 ms

thanks guys looks like those went over our TimeWarner link

any more traceroutes from the good folks out there?

Tracing route to hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]

over a maximum of 30 hops:



1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1

2 12 ms 11 ms 11 ms adsl-66-140-68-102.dsl.kscymo.swbell.net [66.140.68.102]

3 13 ms * 11 ms dist1-vlan60.ksc2mo.sbcglobal.net [151.164.29.130]

4 11 ms 11 ms 11 ms bb2-g1-0-1.ksc2mo.sbcglobal.net [151.164.8.228]

5 12 ms 10 ms 11 ms 151.164.92.65

6 22 ms 22 ms 23 ms 151.164.92.83

7 23 ms 22 ms 23 ms bb1-p5-0.dllstx.sbcglobal.net [151.164.93.95]

8 22 ms 23 ms 22 ms bb2-p9-0.dllstx.sbcglobal.net [151.164.40.206]

9 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms 151.164.93.73

10 23 ms 23 ms 24 ms 151.164.251.162

11 29 ms 29 ms 29 ms 64.209.97.246

12 31 ms 31 ms 30 ms hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]



Trace complete.

Tracing route to hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]
2 10 ms 11 ms 20 ms 73.116.40.1
3 7 ms 7 ms 8 ms 68.86.140.141
4 18 ms 7 ms 10 ms 68.86.140.74
5 10 ms 9 ms 12 ms 68.86.140.78
6 14 ms 15 ms 13 ms 68.87.191.193
7 15 ms 14 ms 13 ms pos-6-1-ar01.pontiac.mi.michigan.comcast.net [68
.87.191.165]
8 25 ms 18 ms 17 ms 12.118.239.41
9 19 ms 20 ms 20 ms tbr1-p012301.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.9]
10 21 ms 19 ms 17 ms ggr3-ge10.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.4.245]
11 20 ms 18 ms 19 ms 192.205.34.78
12 45 ms 46 ms 45 ms 64.209.97.246
13 47 ms 49 ms 49 ms hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]

Trace complete.

traceroute to 69.80.224.4 (69.80.224.4), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets

1 unknown.sagonet.net (66.118.138.65) 0.491 ms 0.445 ms 0.432 ms
2 ve20.core02.tpa.sagonet.net (65.110.32.65) 0.208 ms 0.183 ms 0.130 ms
3 ge-3-0-0.ar2.TPA1.gblx.net (64.214.175.193) 0.508 ms 0.582 ms 0.482 ms
4 * * *
5 64.209.97.246 (64.209.97.246) 21.116 ms 21.128 ms 21.063 ms
6 hosted.by.alphared.com (69.80.224.4) 21.275 ms 21.050 ms 21.055 ms

You in Tampa or what?

Houston, TX

Nice connectivity!

> traceroute 69.80.224.4
traceroute to 69.80.224.4 (69.80.224.4), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 216.14.80.1 (216.14.80.1) 0.917 ms 0.275 ms 0.231 ms
2 VRRP-222.COLO.ASH1.PTPTECH.NET (209.9.224.81) 0.599 ms 0.536 ms 0.483 ms
3 TENGIGABIT-2-4.COLO1.ASH1.PULLTHEPLUG.COM (209.9.224.177) 0.609 ms 0.575 ms 0.611 ms
4 TENGIGABIT-2-1.COLO3.ASH1.PTPTECH.NET (209.9.224.5) 0.731 ms 0.706 ms 0.611 ms
5 eqix.asbn.twtelecom.net (206.223.115.36) 8.475 ms 0.957 ms 0.984 ms
6 core-01-ge-0-3-0-1.asbn.twtelecom.net (64.129.249.9) 0.982 ms 0.958 ms 0.985 ms
7 dist-02-so-1-0-0-0.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.242.19) 39.709 ms 76.940 ms 39.550 ms
8 hagg-01-ge-1-3-0-508.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.246.119) 39.778 ms 39.798 ms 39.588 ms
9 twtelecom-demarc.hsto.alphared.com (216.136.106.126) 41.991 ms 42.035 ms 42.207 ms
10 hosted.by.alphared.com (69.80.224.4) 37.830 ms 37.950 ms 38.181 ms

Oddly enough PTP has a gigE with gblx.. Guess the fastest path isn't through gblx's own network.

and forcing it out a cogent line.

> traceroute 69.80.224.4
traceroute to 69.80.224.4 (69.80.224.4), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 205.139.209.1 (205.139.209.1) 0.325 ms 0.234 ms 0.228 ms
2 g0-8.na21.b006539-1.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (38.99.220.237) 0.481 ms 0.567 ms 0.575 ms
3 g3-7-3589.core01.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (38.20.33.177) 0.858 ms 1.074 ms 1.051 ms
4 t4-1.mpd01.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.3.158) 0.870 ms 1.027 ms 0.851 ms
5 v3498.mpd01.dca02.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.7.6) 1.605 ms 1.693 ms 1.598 ms
6 v3495.mpd01.iad01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.5.62) 1.850 ms 1.803 ms 1.981 ms
7 peer-01-ge-3-1-2-13.asbn.twtelecom.net (66.192.252.217) 1.982 ms 1.928 ms 1.863 ms
8 core-01-ge-0-3-0-1.asbn.twtelecom.net (64.129.249.9) 1.964 ms 1.832 ms 1.744 ms
9 dist-02-so-1-0-0-0.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.242.19) 46.210 ms 46.194 ms 46.302 ms
10 hagg-01-ge-1-3-0-508.hsto.twtelecom.net (66.192.246.119) 46.806 ms 46.855 ms 46.985 ms
11 twtelecom-demarc.hsto.alphared.com (216.136.106.126) 42.310 ms 41.996 ms 41.817 ms
12 hosted.by.alphared.com (69.80.224.4) 50.317 ms 50.305 ms 50.296 ms
>

From my ultra crappy ADSL connection in Vancouver BC Canada:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 16 ms 17 ms 29 ms d205-250-208-254.bchsia.telus.net [205.250.208.2
54]
3 17 ms 16 ms 16 ms NWMRBC01DR01.bb.telus.com [208.181.240.82]
4 15 ms 16 ms 16 ms nwmrbc01gr01.bb.telus.com [154.11.4.98]
5 43 ms 41 ms 40 ms 154.11.10.74
6 41 ms 41 ms 41 ms TimeWarner.plalca01gr00.bb.telus.com [154.11.3.9
8]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 112 ms 104 ms * hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]
12 87 ms 86 ms 87 ms hosted.by.alphared.com [69.80.224.4]

Am I the only one here who has no idea as to what a tracerroute is/means/does?