Re: cable modem connection slower than dial up

[Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>]

Rodrigo Paes <rpaes@pobox.com> writes:
>> PING www.l.google.com (66.249.89.104): 56 data bytes
>> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=0 ttl=243 time=15.3 ms
>> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=243 time=16.6 ms
>> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=2 ttl=243 time=16.7 ms
>> 64 bytes from 66.249.89.104: icmp_seq=3 ttl=243 time=16.5 ms
>> ...
> daaaamn !! _that_ is fast..
>
> Google has some Data Centers spread around the world, one of them is
> probably on the floor beneath you :)

This is at my house, so I'm not sure if I should be pleased or freaked
out that google has managed to sneak some servers in here...  :-)
Well, one must never underestimate google I suppose!

-miles

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