After a couple of false starts, Rhodes University has finally transitioned off the older Telkom Provides Gen2 ( although for the last few months we have been using the Telkom commercial Internet Service) to the New TENET Gen3 network being serviced by Neotel, and Internet Solutions. Probably the biggest difference is that TENET now gets a Layer 2 service with the net network rather than the Layer 3 which they previously had.
A almost unnoticeable transition, thanks to the hard work of the Rhodes and Neotel teams.
Before:
$ traceroute www.google.com traceroute to www.l.google.com (64.233.183.147) 1 ict.gw.ru.ac.za (146.231.120.1) 0.533 ms 0.370 ms 0.364 ms 2 core-struben.gw.ru.ac.za (146.231.0.2) 0.363 ms 0.212 ms 0.363 ms 3 tenet.gw.ru.ac.za (192.42.99.1) 1.139 ms 1.143 ms 1.141 ms 4 * * * 5 196.43.9.54 (196.43.9.54) 182.751 ms 179.151 ms 189.128 ms 6 83.245.76.221 (83.245.76.221) 184.445 ms 201.326 ms 190.072 ms 7 209.85.252.42 (209.85.252.42) 175.554 ms 176.190 ms 176.808 ms 8 216.239.43.123 (216.239.43.123) 322.346 ms 190.382 ms 221.579 ms 9 72.14.233.79 (72.14.233.79) 191.322 ms 72.14.233.77 (72.14.233.77) 193.961 ms 193.978 ms 10 209.85.249.133 (209.85.249.133) 306.756 ms 216.239.43.30 (216.239.43.30) 194.754 ms 216.239.43.34 (216.239.43.34) 227.038 ms 11 nf-in-f147.google.com (64.233.183.147) 214.869 ms 229.846 ms 221.110 ms
Currently:
$ traceroutewww.l.google.com
traceroute to www.l.google.com (64.233.183.147)
1 ict.gw.ru.ac.za (146.231.120.1) 0.538 ms 0.377 ms 0.376 ms
2 core-struben.gw.ru.ac.za (146.231.0.2) 0.222 ms 0.382 ms 0.364 ms
3 tenet.gw.ru.ac.za (192.42.99.1) 1.138 ms 0.988 ms 1.297 ms
4 unknown.uni.net.za (155.232.145.83) 18.314 ms 16.744 ms 17.523 ms
5 unknown.uni.net.za (155.232.145.226) 17.519 ms 17.838 ms 16.119 ms
6 unknown.uni.net.za (196.32.209.25) 193.022 ms 207.077 ms 189.129 ms
7 ldn-tch-i1-link.telia.net (213.248.79.193) 187.563 ms 188.824 ms 193.184 ms
8 ldn-b1-link.telia.net (80.91.250.209) 189.126 ms 186.783 ms 190.687 ms
9 ldn-bb2-link.telia.net (80.91.248.94) 192.086 ms 188.977 ms 188.036 ms
10 adm-bb2-pos6-0-0.telia.net (213.248.65.158) 210.237 ms 197.275 ms 200.360 ms
11 adm-b1-link.telia.net (80.91.252.21) 202.852 ms 197.879 ms 206.444 ms
12 google-ic-126116-adm-b1.c.telia.net (80.239.193.182) 203.944 ms 242.015 ms 205.974 ms
13 209.85.251.12 (209.85.251.12) 233.273 ms
209.85.251.14 (209.85.251.14) 208.804 ms 206.761 ms
14 209.85.248.79 (209.85.248.79) 223.135 ms 210.032 ms 209.098 ms
15 * 72.14.233.79 (72.14.233.79) 230.516 ms 226.125 ms
16 209.85.249.129 (209.85.249.129) 243.568 ms
216.239.43.34 (216.239.43.34) 230.785 ms
209.85.249.129 (209.85.249.129) 210.033 ms
17 nf-in-f147.google.com (64.233.183.147) 221.588 ms 210.659 ms 211.602 ms
So a few more hops but much the same. Now to sit tight for the next 13 months until the SeaCom cable hopefully comes onstream!
