[thelist] "Local" Hosting - why?

[Jamie Burns]

about the opposite of my UK response...

so a trans-atlantic connection adds about 100ms onto a ping...

jamie.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Finley" <RyanF at SonicFoundry.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:08 PM
Subject: RE: [thelist] "Local" Hosting - why?


> 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
>
> <<
> 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:
>
> ==========================================
>
> 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
>
> ==========================================
>
> UK rackspace:
>
> ==========================================
>
> 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
>
> ==========================================
>
> 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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