Re: Anonymizer network test
From: Walter Roberson (roberson_at_ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
Date: 06/04/03
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Date: 4 Jun 2003 06:43:04 GMT
In article <5779438.0306031650.783c7aad@posting.google.com>,
Lisa T <lisa_talbot@eudoramail.com> wrote:
:Thanks for your reply, but I wonder ... if these IP's were on the same
:ISP as mine shouldn't I expect them to start with the same 3 digits as
:my IP? My IP starts 2XX. whereas several of the other IP's shown start
:with 129. and several start with 12. and a couple do start with the
:same 3 digits as mine.
Ah, that "test" is nothing more than a traceroute. It's just *a*
possible path for packets to take between anonymizer.com and your
machine as the packets travel cross-country. The different IP
address octets tend to show places at which the packet was handed
off to a different provider.
-- Take care in opening this message: My grasp on reality may have shaken loose during transmission!
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