>traceroute to a.root-servers.net (198.41.0.4), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
> 1  203.17.36.101 (203.17.36.101)  2.171 ms  1.993 ms  2.318 ms
> 2  10.3.0.45 (10.3.0.45)  228.793 ms  126.159 ms  119.753 ms
> 3  serial1.acc2.syd.connect.com.au (203.63.116.206)  127.643 ms  188.033 ms
> 9  core2-hssi-3.KansasCity.mci.net (204.70.1.158)  303.657 ms  271.829 ms
>10  core1-hssi-3.KansasCity.mci.net (204.70.1.118)  276.038 ms *  307.224 ms
>11  border1-fddi-0.KansasCity.mci.net (204.70.2.66)  292.923 ms  353.354 ms
>12  network-solutions.KansasCity.mci.net (204.70.40.38)  369.988 ms  362.536
>13  a.root-servers.net (198.41.0.4)  325.796 ms  304.048 ms *

STRIKE ME CHARLIE!

Gee AURSC does offer GREAT resolution for ISP's.  9 hops as opposed to 13
and 44 ms as opposed to 315ms.

Well, we can see who the "faster" providers are can't we now :)

Thanks James, good to see AURSC conforms to RFC 2010 far better than the
Legacy Root Servers.

Oh BTW you know the Legacy Root Servers are no longer controlled by IANA.
Yes, it's going to cause problems shortly because NSI doesn't have
authority and nor does IANA.  Some RS operators are backing IANA others are
backing NSI.

Guess it's going to split soon and the data between the two RS networks
will be considerably diverse.  Watch for updates, you can join the rsctalk
mail list which has considerable coverage.  Even NASA have joined in the
discussion.

Internally they have two factions fighting over who actually runs the root
server :)  THis one is E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET :)

This is really boiling up.  I can't wait to see what happens over the next
few months.  September 30 looks like being a very interesting day in the
world of DNS.

I can assure you however that AURSC won't show any signs of instability of
mixed data.  NSI and AURSC are entering discussions to ensure the
approriate zones are handled at the absolute best.

It's possible AHNET will become authoritive in a small way for COM, NET and
ORG data in this region.  Who knows right now :)







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