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ntl: Routing all traffic through London?

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  • 18-06-2003 2:31am
    #1
    maxheadroom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭


    I was doing some traceroutes (trying to see why I can't get at my eircom.net email), and it sems that all of ntls traffic goes through the UK.

    C:\>tracert mail2.eircom.net

    Tracing route to mail1.eircom.net [159.134.198.135]
    over a maximum of 30 hops:

    1 8 ms 9 ms 6 ms 10.135.23.254
    2 10 ms 8 ms 6 ms dub-cam1-a-fa10.inet.ntl.com [62.254.98.17]
    3 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms dub-core-a-pos1100.inet.ntl.com [62.254.96.137]

    4 12 ms 12 ms 15 ms man-bb-a-atm010-224.inet.ntl.com [62.253.187.50]

    5 17 ms 14 ms 14 ms man-bb-b-ae0-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.187.178]
    6 20 ms 20 ms 19 ms win-bb-a-so-300-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.138]

    7 18 ms 18 ms 17 ms gfd-bb-b-so-500-0.inet.ntl.com [213.105.172.130]

    8 24 ms 21 ms 24 ms tele-ic-2-so-100-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.74]

    9 23 ms 26 ms 23 ms fa4-1-0.core1.the.london.eircom.net [195.66.226.
    79]
    10 20 ms 19 ms 19 ms pos6-1-0.core1.thn.london.eircom.net [159.134.19
    1.13]
    11 36 ms 56 ms 30 ms e3-2.service3.cra.dublin.eircom.net [159.134.191
    .78]
    12 32 ms 31 ms 33 ms mail1.eircom.net [159.134.198.135]

    Trace complete.

    C:\>tracert www.boards.ie

    Tracing route to www.boards.ie [217.114.166.147]
    over a maximum of 30 hops:

    1 9 ms 6 ms 5 ms 10.135.23.254
    2 8 ms 7 ms 24 ms dub-cam1-a-fa10.inet.ntl.com [62.254.98.17]
    3 7 ms 7 ms 16 ms dub-core-a-pos1100.inet.ntl.com [62.254.96.137]

    4 11 ms 11 ms 11 ms man-bb-a-atm010-224.inet.ntl.com [62.253.187.50]

    5 14 ms 14 ms 13 ms man-bb-b-ae0-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.187.178]
    6 20 ms 19 ms 22 ms win-bb-a-so-300-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.138]

    7 18 ms 18 ms 19 ms gfd-bb-b-so-500-0.inet.ntl.com [213.105.172.130]

    8 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms tele-ic-2-so-100-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.74]

    9 22 ms 21 ms 21 ms LINX-ge7-0-oscar.LON.router.COLT.net [195.66.224
    .49]
    10 41 ms 43 ms 37 ms 217.173.97.110
    11 39 ms 40 ms 42 ms 217.173.97.170
    12 43 ms 41 ms 39 ms 217.114.160.43
    13 40 ms 39 ms 40 ms www.boards.ie [217.114.166.147]

    Trace complete.

    I would have thought they'd peer in INEX?


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    #2
    flav0rflav
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭flav0rflav


    They don't appear to be at the INEX, from this info.
    INEX management network

    AS1213 HEANET HEAnet national network
    export: (AS2128 INEX management network)
    import: (ANY)
    AS2110 IEUNET Esat Net backbone AS Number Esat Net was previously known as EUnet Ireland / IEUne...
    export: (AS2128)
    import: (ANY)
    AS2686 AT&T Global Network Services - EMEA For routing issues, email noc@prserv.net For NEW peering issues, email peering@prserv.net For SPAM, email abuse@prserv.ne...
    export: (AS2128)
    import: (ANY)
    AS5378 unspecified Cable and Wireless INS London, UK European downstream of C&W USA, AS3561 Requests for peering should be sent to europeering@cw.net Peering questions should be directed to peering@uk.cw.ne...
    export: (AS2128)
    import: (ANY)
    AS5466 EIRCOM Eircom Internet House 26-34 Temple Bar Dublin 2 Ireland
    export: (AS2128)
    import: (ANY)
    AS5669 VIA-NET-WORKS-AS VIA NET.WORKS Inc
    export: (AS2128)
    import: (ANY)
    AS8220 COLT Internet - International Backbone - www.colt.net
    export: (AS2128)
    import: (ANY)


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