[aklug] Re: DNS Root Failure?

On 02/14/2011 12:03 PM, Ted Rathkopf wrote:
> 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.
>

Especially when there is no J street.

>
> 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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