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Sin_Vraal · 06-11-2003, 01:59 AM

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Originally posted by Darrell
Thanks for the quick replies

The domain amateurfacialsluts.com is on the server and it looks to me from doing a tracert that it's not Cogent. If someone wouldnt mind confirming that for me that would be great. Thanks.

TRACE ROUTE CANNOT PROVE THAT YOU ARE NOT ON COGENT.

This example is over simplified, but will work for most cases.

When you trace route TO a server, it only shows you the inbound routes. the traffic LEAVING your server is an entirely different matter. you need to see what the outband traffic is doing... Inbound traffic is free. All Tier1 providers will send whores to do your bidding for your inbound traffic. its all about the outbound for your site speed...

Example:

my Site X has 2 providers, it uses UU net (probably the best network currently) on the inbound... so all data going TO your server (http requests, trace routes etc) are going through UU net...

FROM the server to you however, they use cogent, so what happens is since all your trace routes will show the fastest IN BOUND route to your server... what you really need to do is log into the server, and check your outbound routes to your home computer... and do it often, b/c they could be mixing their cogent with other providers.

http://www.fixedorbit.com/AS/13/AS13749.htm