[plug] WAIX

[Matt Kemner]

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, quoth EricS:

> as this shows hop 5 on the way to the mirror is WAIX
> How do I ensure the return path is via WAIX ?
> It used to be, but for the last month or so it hasn't.
> Any info on this will be appreciated.

There is no way of knowing for certain - other than asking WestNet to
route you a WAIX-only IP address and using that for your downloading,
although I don't know if they still offer that.

You can traceroute from Pacific's looking glass, but there is no guarantee
that their looking glass shares the same routing policy as their FTP
mirror.  The odds are good though.

http://mrtg.pacific.net.au/zip-lg.html

Interestingly enough, a traceroute from there to a 202.72.* westnet IP
does not go via WAIX, but a traceroute to WestNet WAIX-only IP address
space (203.31.12.*) does - and I can still connect to
mirror.pacific.net.au from my WAIX-only IP.

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