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Re: [SPAM] Your daily internet traffic report
From: Hugo van der Kooij <hvdkooij () vanderkooij org>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:15:32 +0200 (CEST)
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, RandallM wrote:
Router location index router1.iust.ac.ir Iran (Tehran) 29 Which one of you are attacking Iran http://www.internettrafficreport.com/asia.htm
I am a bit puzzled. Why o they think that some random routers and ICMP echo requests mak a good representation? Most routers will regard any ICMP request to them as a low priority issue. But there is no garantue that a drop of packets is an indication of the router being busy. It could be dropped halfway and you will never know why. But the internet topology is much, much more complex. Doing ICMP echo requests to 1 router and telling everyone what a country statistic is so far besides the truth I will not call it a lie. (I hate to insult lies by implying them in this.) I have been on some provider location through out the Netherlands yet there is only one (and a rather obscure one at that) router which should represent the Netherlands. Next thing they will show is graphs of pig airtraffic I guess. Hugo. -- I hate duplicates. Just reply to the relevant mailinglist. hvdkooij () vanderkooij org http://hvdkooij.xs4all.nl/ Don't meddle in the affairs of magicians, for they are subtle and quick to anger. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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