Re: [ga] Re: No more FUD -- what is the current size of the .com database?

[Martin Hannigan <hannigan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:10 AM 9/27/2006, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 02:07:40AM -0400,
>  Martin Hannigan <hannigan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>  a message of 40 lines which said:
>
> > Then why is there not consistency across the globe on root server
> > query performance?
>
> 1) Geographical/provider closeness (there is a root name server at an
> exchange point connected to the network of my Internet access provider
> so, obviously, this root name server replies faster).
>
> 2) Speed of the software (nsd, used by K-root, is much, much faster
> than BIND)
>
> % qtest 'SOA .' `dig +short NS .`
> 3 202.12.27.33#53(202.12.27.33)
>
> (202.12.27.33 is M-root, qtest is attached.)



Thanks. I'm using smokeping+dig across the root. Geo/provider closeness
seems to be more the answer than anything, most beg for peering instead
of buying transit. J, K, and the USG have the most consistency
of all from my views.

-M<








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