roadrunner takes a really long excursion

Thu Jul 11 21:01:56 UTC 2013

ryuu.psg.com:/Users/randy> traceroute wrt-tokyo.rg.net
traceroute to wrt-tokyo.rg.net (210.138.216.50), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  wrt-hawi.lan (192.168.0.1)  1.089 ms  0.838 ms  0.805 ms
 2  cpe-72-130-240-1.hawaii.res.rr.com (72.130.240.1)  28.964 ms  27.591 ms  27.825 ms
 3  tge7-5.klaohias-cer03.hawaii.rr.com (24.25.231.29)  40.011 ms  25.291 ms  48.273 ms
 4  tge8-1.klaohias-cer02.hawaii.rr.com (72.129.46.144)  61.741 ms  62.058 ms  60.293 ms
 5  tge0-4-0-2.kmlahi07-ccr01.hawaii.rr.com (72.129.46.128)  63.927 ms  74.082 ms  64.340 ms
 6  agg31.tustcaft-ccr01.socal.rr.com (72.129.45.2)  71.929 ms  64.954 ms  64.037 ms
 7  107.14.17.134 (107.14.17.134)  60.455 ms  65.103 ms  63.598 ms
 8  ae-5-0.cr0.dca20.tbone.rr.com (66.109.6.3)  130.063 ms  133.030 ms  134.285 ms
 9  107.14.17.178 (107.14.17.178)  133.206 ms
    ae-0-0.cr0.dca10.tbone.rr.com (66.109.6.30)  130.485 ms
    107.14.17.178 (107.14.17.178)  132.164 ms
10  ae0.pr1.dca10.tbone.rr.com (107.14.17.200)  185.126 ms
    ae1.pr1.dca10.tbone.rr.com (107.14.17.202)  132.416 ms
    ae0.pr1.dca10.tbone.rr.com (107.14.17.200)  132.197 ms
11  209.48.38.225 (209.48.38.225)  153.804 ms  149.394 ms  152.942 ms
12  vb2000d2.rar3.washington-dc.us.xo.net (207.88.13.66)  158.140 ms  168.326 ms  168.755 ms
13  te-11-0-0.rar3.sanjose-ca.us.xo.net (207.88.12.69)  156.495 ms  160.694 ms  158.592 ms
14  207.88.14.226.ptr.us.xo.net (207.88.14.226)  158.936 ms  161.480 ms  149.665 ms
15  216.98.100.253 (216.98.100.253)  142.506 ms  141.179 ms  140.945 ms
16  sjc002bf02.iij.net (206.132.169.9)  141.301 ms  143.095 ms
    sea001bf00.iij.net (206.132.168.1)  157.606 ms
17  tky009bf01.iij.net (206.132.169.122)  409.387 ms
    tky008bf00.iij.net (206.132.169.110)  325.051 ms
    tky008bf01.iij.net (206.132.169.174)  248.289 ms
18  tky001bb11.iij.net (58.138.80.42)  259.764 ms
    tky001bb10.iij.net (58.138.80.10)  243.385 ms
    tky001bb11.iij.net (58.138.80.42)  352.163 ms
19  tky001lip20.iij.net (58.138.100.214)  409.185 ms  406.441 ms
    tky001lip20.iij.net (58.138.100.210)  409.536 ms
20  tokyo10-ntteast0.flets.2iij.net (210.149.34.98)  257.222 ms  409.180 ms  314.596 ms
21  tokyo10-f03.flets.2iij.net (210.149.34.158)  299.887 ms  306.765 ms  307.255 ms
22  50.216.138.210.bn.2iij.net (210.138.216.50)  409.697 ms  409.540 ms  409.365 ms

well, i guess it could have gone through europe after dca to get to
their xo peering.  i guess the root cause is that roadrunner is poorly
peered.  are they not actually twt?

randy