From: Craig Whitmore <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 22:36:41 +1200

Can anyone suggest the closest connection I can get to mbone from New Zealand. I used to get a connection via MCI ages ago. But is there any closer sites..
Here is a few traceroutes to various places..

1  gateway.sinesurf.co.nz (203.97.30.254)  8.21 ms  6.911 ms  10.473 ms
 2  202.37.245.105 (202.37.245.105)  117.593 ms  88.26 ms  155.56 ms
 3  gsl-stock-4-Serial11/0.gsl.net (204.59.163.69)  273.981 ms  336.017 ms  299.
44 ms
 4  gsl-sl-stock-fddi.gsl.net (204.59.128.198)  208.806 ms  161.488 ms  283.793
ms
 5  sl-stk-23-P4/0/0-155M.sprintlink.net (144.232.1.26)  654.166 ms * *
 6  * sl-dc-22-H1/1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.1)  477.652 ms  373.691 ms
 7  sl-dc-18-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.20.18)  420.855 ms  363.928 ms  528.64
6 ms
 8  sl-mcnc-1-S0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.128.10)  600.036 ms  417.166 ms  571
.449 ms
9 unc-dmz.ncren.net (192.101.24.38)  460.867 ms  459.346 ms  373.622 ms
10 .

traceroute to sunsite.unc.edu (152.2.254.81), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  gateway.sinesurf.co.nz (203.97.30.254)  5.435 ms  12.038 ms  7.472 ms
 2  202.37.245.105 (202.37.245.105)  160.76 ms  32.376 ms  41.396 ms
 3  gsl-stock-4-Serial8/5.gsl.net (204.59.163.17)  238.499 ms  252.972 ms  177.4
75 ms
 4  gsl-sl-stock-fddi.gsl.net (204.59.128.198)  253.256 ms  217.463 ms  304.163
ms
 5  * * sl-stk-23-P4/0/0-155M.sprintlink.net (144.232.1.26)  480.589 ms
 6  sl-dc-22-H1/1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.1)  391.494 ms  440.109 ms  54
4.607 ms
 7  sl-dc-18-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.20.18)  455.409 ms  584.33 ms  466.166
 ms
 8  sl-mcnc-1-S0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.128.10)  664.183 ms  593.093 ms  547
.196 ms
 9  unc-dmz.ncren.net (192.101.24.38)  400.071 ms  798.002 ms  718.754 ms
11 fddisunsite.oit.unc.edu (152.2.254.81)  380.924 ms *

Craig Whitmore
Head Geek
Sinesurf Internet
New Zealand