[thelist] "Local" Hosting - why?

Ryan Finley RyanF at SonicFoundry.com
Thu May 10 14:09:02 CDT 2001


Here's my results to add to the mix (from Madison, WI USA):

Pinging cirrus.rackspace.com [207.71.44.100]

Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=241
Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=241
Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=241
Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=241

Ping statistics for 207.71.44.100:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 32ms, Maximum = 32ms, Average = 32ms


Pinging www.rackspace.co.uk [194.164.155.2]

Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=130ms TTL=50
Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=136ms TTL=50
Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=129ms TTL=50
Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=129ms TTL=50

Ping statistics for 194.164.155.2:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 129ms, Maximum = 136ms, Average = 131ms

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I am looking to host my latest site in the country i expect most of the
traffic to originate from (USA in this case). i would expect less lag for
most of my customers.  than if i sqeezed my content over the trans-atlantic
pipes if i hosted here in the UK.

I dont know how valid this comparison is, but it is interesting...

USA rackspace:

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C:\>ping rackspace.com

Pinging rackspace.com [207.71.44.100] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=230
Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=230
Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=156ms TTL=233
Reply from 207.71.44.100: bytes=32 time=156ms TTL=233

Ping statistics for 207.71.44.100:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 140ms, Maximum =  156ms, Average =  148ms

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UK rackspace:

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C:\>ping rackspace.co.uk

Pinging rackspace.co.uk [194.164.155.2] with 32 bytes of dat

Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=54
Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=63ms TTL=54
Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=54
Reply from 194.164.155.2: bytes=32 time=78ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 194.164.155.2:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 31ms, Maximum =  78ms, Average =  50ms

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UK pings look to be twice as fast.

I recommend choosing your hosting provider in a country that A) has good
international links, and B) is home to most of your customer base. You can
always mirror your site in a couple of different continents if need be.

Jamie Burns (www.dynamicexpression.co.uk).
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