Jim Dixon:
Try collector.linx.net = 194.68.130.254
Bingo ! Still the end user's point of view : traceroute to collector.linx.net (194.68.130.253), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 sisint.net.pasteur.fr (157.99.60.1) 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 2 cerbere.pasteur.fr (157.99.64.1) 2 ms 1 ms 2 ms 3 pasteur-paris.rerif.ft.net (193.49.176.1) 3 ms 3 ms 3 ms 4 stlambert.rerif.ft.net (192.93.50.145) 7 ms 6 ms 6 ms 5 stamand3.renater.ft.net (195.220.180.9) 8 ms 8 ms 8 ms 6 stamand1.renater.ft.net (195.220.180.43) 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms 7 rbs1.renater.ft.net (195.220.180.50) 10 ms 7 ms 8 ms 8 Paris-EBS2.Ebone.net (192.121.156.89) 9 ms 9 ms 12 ms 9 icm-dc-2-S4/0-1984k.icp.net (192.157.65.129) 100 ms 105 ms 91 ms 10 icm-dc-1-F0/0.icp.net (198.67.131.36) 108 ms 97 ms 94 ms 11 icm-mae-e-H1/0-T3.icp.net (198.67.131.9) 303 ms 102 ms 298 ms 12 br2.tco1.alter.net (192.41.177.249) 94 ms 98 ms 99 ms 13 Hssi1-0.CR2.DCA1.Alter.Net (137.39.100.22) 100 ms 121 ms 122 ms 14 Fddi0-0.GW2.DCA1.Alter.Net (137.39.33.132) 92 ms 104 ms 123 ms 15 INSnet-gw1.ALTER.NET (137.39.128.130) 101 ms 94 ms 92 ms 16 s1.lon1gw1.uk.insnet.net (194.177.171.22) 176 ms 172 ms 188 ms 17 atm0-2.lon2gw2.uk.insnet.net (194.177.170.196) 191 ms 187 ms 182 ms 18 collector.linx.net (194.68.130.254) 104 ms 100 ms * So I would really prefer a new root server near Washington. And I'm sure that would also be better to US biz'ness. Free suggestion to european network providers (Ebone and Dante particularly as those 2 are getting a lot of our money, I mean public money) : save the money for a root server and spend it in decent connectivity. (end of stupid-end-user comments). -- Christophe Wolfhugel -+- SIS, Institut Pasteur, Paris Boulot : wolf@pasteur.fr, $HOME : wolf@schnok.fr.net