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> targeting the location of 1.1.1.1 might be a lot of bang for the buck. Let's not forget Goog's 8.8.8.8 and family. 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 are anycasted addresse
by tristor 4y ago
> targeting the location of 1.1.1.1 might be a lot of bang for the buck. Let's not forget Goog's 8.8.8.8 and family.
1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 are anycasted addresses, they don't have one location, and the location you are connected to differences based on your location. Anycast was one of the earliest things formalized by the IETF and originally created in 1989 as a method of addressing using IP, /specifically/ for resiliency and performance.
- dylan604 4y agoThis is way too serious of a reply to my not obvious enough tongue in cheek comment, but now I've gone and learned something new with Anycast being an actual system on the inner workings of the interwebs