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reply to IowaMan

Re: Mediacom now using Comcast backbone

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>tracert www.apple.com
Tracing route to e3191.c.akamaiedge.net 184.85.93.15
over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 2 ms 1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 7 ms 8 ms 7 ms 10.0.136.1
3 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms 172.30.6.25
4 11 ms 12 ms 10 ms 172.30.1.149
5 23 ms 24 ms 24 ms te-0-6-0-0-pe03.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net
[173.167.57.149]
6 31 ms 35 ms 36 ms be-15-cr01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [68.8
6.82.213]
7 24 ms 24 ms 23 ms pos-1-0-0-0-pe01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net
[68.86.86.34]
8 24 ms 24 ms 24 ms a184-85-93-15.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com [184
.85.93.15]

Something is up I think... Although it isn't all the time as some routing still goes through Des Moines

C:\Documents and Settings\Ownertracert www.google.com

Tracing route to www.google.com 74.125.225.240
over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms 10.0.136.1
3 10 ms 13 ms 10 ms 172.30.6.25
4 18 ms 10 ms 11 ms 172.30.1.149
5 18 ms 16 ms 16 ms 12.249.52.29
6 27 ms 26 ms 23 ms cr81.desia.ip.att.net [12.122.153.50]
7 25 ms 28 ms 27 ms cr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.153.41]
8 49 ms 50 ms 27 ms ggr3.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.132.9]
9 * * 23 ms 12.250.28.6
10 24 ms 146 ms 23 ms 209.85.254.128
11 25 ms 23 ms 23 ms 72.14.237.110
12 34 ms 34 ms 33 ms 72.14.239.137
13 35 ms 35 ms 34 ms 209.85.243.179
14 34 ms 33 ms 33 ms 72.14.237.218
15 34 ms 33 ms 33 ms 209.85.240.77
16 33 ms 35 ms 34 ms dfw06s26-in-f16.1e100.net [74.125.225.240]

Looks to me like Des Moines is actually now multi-homed. No longer using only ATT as a backbone provider!

I interpret the examples from IowaMan to mean not that ATT is no longer being used, but for the larger Des Moines market area, that Mediacom has added Comcast as the second backbone connection. Depending on where one is going, their packets may go out through the ATT connection or through the Comcast connection, or may be alternated, depending on the how the routers are configured.

Thats what BAINCH had said was going to happen in another thread.

What thread was that? (On a side note, I do miss his presence but understand that in his position and with help from MediacomChad and team, He doesn't need to be here for help anymore as IDK if it was him or his boss but the executive at Mediacom that came up with the idea of a Social Media team a huge THANKS)

reply to k9iua6
It would be nice if MCC were peering with both Comcast and AT&T. Surprised it's been exclusive for so long.

i just traced google and it went through the att backbone the only site that went through the comcast backbone was comcast's site this would indicate that des moines service is going to be more reliable going off two backbones

or maybe we will get lucky and comcast will buy mediacom lol

reply to kb0nly