[aklug] Re: DNS Root Failure?

I know the map linked just uses a generic "Anchorage, AK" buy I find
it amusing that the J server is shown as being between I and K
streets.

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Scott A. Johnson
<scott.a.johnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> I didn't realize Verisign stuck a J root server in Anchorage. =A0Now I'm
> curious - can anyone comment where the server is located?! =A0GCI's
> SADC, an ACS wire center, or.....?
>
> I just tried to traceroute to see if I'd get the Anchorage box but
> thanks to anycast I ended up in Palo Alto for both ipv4 and ipv6. =A0:P
>
> Scott
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 17:47, barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> Quoting Christopher Howard <christopher.howard@frigidcode.com>:
>>
>>>
>>> Could you explain one point regarding the "anycast" functionality: Do
>>> all the servers in an anycast cluster actually share the same IP
>>> address? Or does a packet go to a separate "anycast" address and then
>>> get re-addressed to go the closest server?
>>
>> Here is a clip about anycast:
>>
>> http://otrs.menandmice.com/otrs/public.pl?Action=3DPublicFAQ&CategoryID=
=3D15&ItemID=3D64
>>
>> If you click on the "J"'s of the map from the previous e-mail, you
>> will see they have the same IP address.
>>
>> Mike B.
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