Friday, February 01, 2008
Occam's Razor
I don't think it's crazy to say that a more parsimonious explanation for Iran nearly dropping off the face of the internet
| Router | Location | Current Index | Response Time (ms) | Packet Loss (%) |
| misschaos.chaos-studio.com | China (Shanghai) | 81 | 181 | 0 |
| gsrmum.vsnl.net.in | India (Mumbai) | 72 | 270 | 0 |
| core-mgl.cbn.net.id | Indonesia (Mangole) | 79 | 205 | 0 |
| router1.iust.ac.ir | Iran (Tehran) | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| cs1mr1.comsourceone.com | Japan (Tokyo) | 85 | 146 | 0 |
| gateway.ix.singtel.com | Singapore | 68 | 217 | 12 |
| tpnoc1-osr-transit.ix.giga.net.tw | Taiwan | 74 | 149 | 12 |
is that we're installing the hardware and software to allow us to read every packet going in and out of south-west Asia, and we don't want them to know it.
(Chart from Internettrafficreport.com, story courtesy of Slashdot)
Related: New submarine can tap fiber-optic cables (hat-tip AC)
Related: Hackers cut cities' power (hat-tip Sharpr)
Must read: Don't Forget by Mike Tanji