Re: [cobalt-users] CATALOG.COM

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brent Sims wrote:

>         My guess is that well over 50% of those offering colo
> facilites are reselling the services.

I resell, so what.

>         This is pretty darn good. They're (catalog.com) very well
> connected and on some very fast pipes. A class act if I've
> ever seen one. However, they (catalog.com) quite obviously don't own
> the facility where their server is located. The border router
> identifies itself as owned by bbnplanet.net - which more than likely
> means that Catalog.com is, at best, leasing a cage at a GTE owned
> facility.

And what's wrong with this traceroute to me from canadian.web?

  1   <10 ms   <10 ms   <10 ms  216.122.120.1 
  2   <10 ms   <10 ms   <10 ms  216.122.94.2 
  3   <10 ms   <10 ms   <10 ms  pos3-0.hsa1.sea1.Level3.net
[209.245.176.109] 
  4    15 ms    16 ms    16 ms  lo0.mp1.SanFrancisco1.level3.net
[209.247.8.237] 
  5    31 ms    15 ms    32 ms  so-0-0-0.mp1.lax1.level3.net
[209.247.8.65] 
  6    31 ms    32 ms    31 ms 
loopback1.hsipaccess1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [209.244.2.4] 
  7    31 ms    32 ms    31 ms  209.0.228.22 
  8    32 ms    31 ms    31 ms  68.157.126.209.cari.net [209.126.157.68] 

And how many of us can afford to be connected that well?

And the guys who can afford to be connected that well really don't want
to rent space to the little guys, so that's where subletting works.

And, oh, that last "cari.net" is just because I never bothered to change
the default DNS; I know, I should get around to it <wry grin>. 
Something about the shoemaker's shoes.

>         There is certainly nothing wrong with that, but it does not
> make it kind of difficult for them to take you on a tour of the
> facility. If they did, then you'd be able to figure out how to do
> what they do :-)

Only if you're big enough, and can deal with their level of support
instead of mine.  I'll be happy to show you around my facility; let me
know the next time you'll be in San Diego.

Jeff
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