IT Bods Help With a Traceroute

[CheeseRolls]

Can anyone tell me what is the story here ?

tracert 216.81.59.173

 

[Titanic]

Not sure what you question here is? Are you trying to diagnose a network connectivity issue between you and that target IP address??

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Not sure what you're after ? Put that command into a DOS box and you'll get the route that your PC takes to get to that public IP address.

 

[CheeseRolls]

Guys, try it and see

 

[Titanic]

Ah... OK it's someone playing silly buggers with their host names... probably spoofed as they are all on the same subnet!

17 143 ms 143 ms 143 ms Episode.IV [206.214.251.1]
18 146 ms 147 ms 142 ms A.NEW.HOPE [206.214.251.6]
19 145 ms 146 ms 142 ms It.is.a.period.of.civil.war [206.214.251.9]
20 145 ms 147 ms 146 ms Rebel.spaceships [206.214.251.14]
21 143 ms 146 ms 147 ms striking.from.a.hidden.base [206.214.251.17]
22 145 ms 145 ms 146 ms have.won.their.first.victory [206.214.251.22]
23 148 ms 165 ms 228 ms against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire [206.214.251.25]
24 148 ms 143 ms 143 ms During.the.battle [206.214.251.30]
25 142 ms 145 ms 145 ms Rebel.spies.managed [206.214.251.33]
26 145 ms 146 ms 145 ms to.steal.secret.plans [206.214.251.38]
27 147 ms 145 ms 146 ms to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon [206.214.251.41]
28 144 ms 147 ms 147 ms the.DEATH.STAR [206.214.251.46]
29 148 ms 144 ms 147 ms an.armored.space.station [206.214.251.49]
30 144 ms 145 ms 146 ms with.enough.power.to [206.214.251.54]
31 148 ms 147 ms 147 ms destroy.an.entire.planet [206.214.251.57]
32 144 ms 146 ms 146 ms Pursued.by.the.Empires [206.214.251.62]
33 144 ms 147 ms 146 ms sinister.agents [206.214.251.65]
34 147 ms 145 ms 146 ms Princess.Leia.races.home [206.214.251.70]
35 146 ms 149 ms 145 ms aboard.her.starship [206.214.251.73]
36 146 ms 147 ms 146 ms custodian.of.the.stolen.plans [206.214.251.78]
37 144 ms 146 ms 148 ms that.can.save.her [206.214.251.81]
38 147 ms 147 ms 146 ms people.and.restore [206.214.251.86]
39 144 ms 146 ms 147 ms freedom.to.the.galaxy [206.214.251.89]
40 147 ms 146 ms 147 ms 0-------------------0 [206.214.251.94]
41 149 ms 146 ms 149 ms 0------------------0 [206.214.251.97]
42 147 ms 145 ms 147 ms 0-----------------0 [206.214.251.102]
43 145 ms 146 ms 145 ms 0----------------0 [206.214.251.105]
44 145 ms 147 ms 147 ms 0---------------0 [206.214.251.110]
45 146 ms 146 ms 152 ms 0--------------0 [206.214.251.113]
46 149 ms 156 ms 147 ms 0-------------0 [206.214.251.118]
47 145 ms 145 ms 147 ms 0------------0 [206.214.251.121]
48 198 ms 148 ms 145 ms 0-----------0 [206.214.251.126]
49 146 ms 147 ms 151 ms 0----------0 [206.214.251.129]
50 146 ms 149 ms 146 ms 0---------0 [206.214.251.134]
51 146 ms 146 ms 145 ms 0--------0 [206.214.251.137]
52 150 ms 145 ms 149 ms 0-------0 [206.214.251.142]
53 148 ms 145 ms 145 ms 0------0 [206.214.251.145]
54 147 ms 148 ms 148 ms 0-----0 [206.214.251.150]
55 147 ms 150 ms 160 ms 0----0 [206.214.251.153]
56 149 ms 146 ms 150 ms 0---0 [206.214.251.158]
57 161 ms 162 ms 273 ms 0--0 [206.214.251.161]
58 148 ms 146 ms 146 ms 0-0 [206.214.251.166]
59 146 ms 150 ms 145 ms 00 [206.214.251.169]
60 150 ms 149 ms 145 ms I [206.214.251.174]

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Tried it, something about... Star Wars?

 

[CheeseRolls]

Ah... OK it's someone playing silly buggers with their host names... probably spoofed as they are all on the same subnet!

17 143 ms 143 ms 143 ms Episode.IV [206.214.251.1]
18 146 ms 147 ms 142 ms A.NEW.HOPE [206.214.251.6]
19 145 ms 146 ms 142 ms It.is.a.period.of.civil.war [206.214.251.9]
20 145 ms 147 ms 146 ms Rebel.spaceships [206.214.251.14]
21 143 ms 146 ms 147 ms striking.from.a.hidden.base [206.214.251.17]
22 145 ms 145 ms 146 ms have.won.their.first.victory [206.214.251.22]
23 148 ms 165 ms 228 ms against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire [206.214.251.25]
24 148 ms 143 ms 143 ms During.the.battle [206.214.251.30]
25 142 ms 145 ms 145 ms Rebel.spies.managed [206.214.251.33]
26 145 ms 146 ms 145 ms to.steal.secret.plans [206.214.251.38]
27 147 ms 145 ms 146 ms to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon [206.214.251.41]
28 144 ms 147 ms 147 ms the.DEATH.STAR [206.214.251.46]
29 148 ms 144 ms 147 ms an.armored.space.station [206.214.251.49]
30 144 ms 145 ms 146 ms with.enough.power.to [206.214.251.54]

Mildly amusing in a techie sort of way, I thought.

 

[kip]

Lost me and bored now, bye

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Mildly amusing in a techie sort of way, I thought.

It amazes that someone has the time to create all those DNS records for not a lot to be honest !

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?