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To: Geigartt who wrote (3231)1/10/1999 5:51:00 PM
From: funk  Read Replies (1) of 7382
 
Geigartt, please give this site a go, just to make sure, you may have more than two options.

isps.com

One question I think you defintely want to ask the two isps is what backbone they use in Chicago. If they can't give you a simple answer then ask them to do a trace route to this IP address: 198.207.140.205

Have them email you the results.

Here is what one looks like:

Microsoft(R) Windows 98
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998.

C:\WIN98>tracert 198.207.140.98

Tracing route to sbquote21.taltrade.com [198.207.140.98]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 83 ms 61 ms 93 ms pm3-6stl.xtraport.net [207.230.35.53]
2 63 ms 69 ms 63 ms blitzway.i1.net [207.230.35.100]
3 65 ms 64 ms 105 ms 905.Hssi4-0.GW1.STL1.ALTER.NET [157.130.96.117]

4 109 ms 67 ms 63 ms 124.ATM2-0.XR2.STL1.ALTER.NET [146.188.224.78]
5 64 ms 75 ms 64 ms 192.ATM3-0.TR2.STL1.ALTER.NET [146.188.224.54]
6 143 ms 100 ms 98 ms 114.ATM7-0.TR2.CHI4.ALTER.NET [146.188.138.37]
7 106 ms 102 ms 127 ms 298.ATM7-0.XR2.CHI6.ALTER.NET [146.188.209.13]
8 100 ms 103 ms 102 ms 190.ATM9-0-0.GW2.CHI6.ALTER.NET [146.188.208.189]
9 98 ms 107 ms 102 ms townsend-t3-gw.customer.alter.net [157.130.100.178]
10 98 ms 126 ms 99 ms salamander.internet.taltrade.com [208.154.78.244]
11 137 ms 108 ms 157 ms sbquote21.taltrade.com [198.207.140.98]

Trace complete.

C:\WIN98>

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You can see from my tracert that I live near St. Louis. See hops 4 through 9 are on the ALTER NET backbone? This is highly desirable. The MCI backbone should be avoided. This issue alone can make a HUGE difference.

Keep digging around and please do not be afraid to ask as many questions as you need to.

funk
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