Saw this on fb, try it yourself its pretty awesome what it comes back with Spoiler A new hope anyone? Full command (Thanks to LP Rob1: tracert -h 60 216.81.59.173 ) If you enjoyed that try this: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
What am I missing? Pinging 216.81.59.173 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 216.81.59.173: bytes=32 time=160ms TTL=240 Reply from 216.81.59.173: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=240 Reply from 216.81.59.173: bytes=32 time=161ms TTL=240 Reply from 216.81.59.173: bytes=32 time=164ms TTL=240 Ping statistics for 216.81.59.173: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 160ms, Maximum = 164ms, Average = 162ms
You should see what is in spoiler below: Spoiler Tracing route to FIN [216.81.59.173] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms my.router [192.168.1.1] 2 8 ms 9 ms 18 ms 10.167.160.1 3 9 ms 8 ms 7 ms pete-core-1a-ae1-2544.network.virginmedia 0.3.129.37] 4 23 ms 11 ms 11 ms nrth-bb-1a-as6-0.network.virginmedia.net .163.217] 5 17 ms 12 ms 10 ms nrth-tmr-1-ae1-0.network.virginmedia.net 5.159.30] 6 25 ms 26 ms 26 ms fran-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net [ 185.81] 7 41 ms 35 ms 36 ms 30gigabitethernet4-3.core1.fra1.he.net [8 2.172] 8 46 ms 32 ms 39 ms 10gigabitethernet2-2.core1.par2.he.net [7 .26] 9 104 ms 104 ms 117 ms 10gigabitethernet7-1.core1.ash1.he.net [1 213.93] 10 121 ms 123 ms 124 ms 10gigabitethernet1-2.core1.atl1.he.net [1 213.110] 11 116 ms 114 ms 114 ms 216.66.0.26 12 * * * Request timed out. 13 155 ms 159 ms 152 ms Episode.IV [206.214.251.1] 14 150 ms 153 ms 152 ms A.NEW.HOPE [206.214.251.6] 15 166 ms 160 ms 166 ms It.is.a.period.of.civil.war [206.214.251. 16 153 ms 152 ms 154 ms Rebel.spaceships [206.214.251.14] 17 152 ms 153 ms 154 ms striking.from.a.hidden.base [206.214.251. 18 149 ms 159 ms 152 ms have.won.their.first.victory [206.214.251 19 151 ms 155 ms 151 ms against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire [206.214 ] 20 154 ms 152 ms 159 ms During.the.battle [206.214.251.30] 21 155 ms 150 ms 153 ms Rebel.spies.managed [206.214.251.33] 22 152 ms 153 ms 155 ms to.steal.secret.plans [206.214.251.38] 23 153 ms 158 ms 157 ms to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon [206.214.2 24 154 ms 154 ms 154 ms the.DEATH.STAR [206.214.251.46] 25 159 ms 153 ms 152 ms an.armored.space.station [206.214.251.49] 26 153 ms 149 ms 150 ms with.enough.power.to [206.214.251.54] 27 155 ms 155 ms 161 ms destroy.an.entire.planet [206.214.251.57] 28 154 ms 313 ms 225 ms Pursued.by.the.Empires [206.214.251.62] 29 151 ms 157 ms 154 ms sinister.agents [206.214.251.65] 30 152 ms 164 ms 168 ms Princess.Leia.races.home [206.214.251.70] Trace complete.
There is more if you put -h 60 in front of the IP address, increasing the number of hops to a maximum of 60. You may need more depending on your ISP. Full dump below: Spoiler Tracing route to FIN [216.81.59.173] over a maximum of 60 hops: [Redacted for my privacy] 8 39 ms 40 ms 48 ms 10gigabitethernet2-4.core1.par2.he.net [72.52.92.42] 9 111 ms 110 ms 113 ms 10gigabitethernet7-1.core1.ash1.he.net [184.105.213.93] 10 123 ms 123 ms 123 ms 10gigabitethernet1-2.core1.atl1.he.net [184.105.213.110] 11 121 ms 122 ms 121 ms 216.66.0.26 12 156 ms 159 ms 159 ms 10.26.26.102 13 164 ms 163 ms 159 ms Episode.IV [206.214.251.1] 14 162 ms 159 ms 165 ms A.NEW.HOPE [206.214.251.6] 15 159 ms 160 ms 159 ms It.is.a.period.of.civil.war [206.214.251.9] 16 159 ms 155 ms 160 ms Rebel.spaceships [206.214.251.14] 17 159 ms 159 ms 160 ms striking.from.a.hidden.base [206.214.251.17] 18 158 ms 159 ms 159 ms have.won.their.first.victory [206.214.251.22] 19 159 ms 162 ms 161 ms against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire [206.214.251.25] 20 163 ms 159 ms 165 ms During.the.battle [206.214.251.30] 21 167 ms 163 ms 160 ms Rebel.spies.managed [206.214.251.33] 22 163 ms 164 ms 166 ms to.steal.secret.plans [206.214.251.38] 23 156 ms 159 ms 158 ms to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon [206.214.251.41] 24 162 ms 157 ms 160 ms the.DEATH.STAR [206.214.251.46] 25 158 ms 159 ms 161 ms an.armored.space.station [206.214.251.49] 26 177 ms 160 ms 158 ms with.enough.power.to [206.214.251.54] 27 163 ms 164 ms 160 ms destroy.an.entire.planet [206.214.251.57] 28 163 ms 165 ms 165 ms Pursued.by.the.Empires [206.214.251.62] 29 160 ms 161 ms 161 ms sinister.agents [206.214.251.65] 30 163 ms 163 ms 159 ms Princess.Leia.races.home [206.214.251.70] 31 158 ms 160 ms 159 ms aboard.her.starship [206.214.251.73] 32 159 ms 167 ms 163 ms custodian.of.the.stolen.plans [206.214.251.78] 33 160 ms 161 ms 162 ms that.can.save.her [206.214.251.81] 34 160 ms 158 ms 161 ms people.and.restore [206.214.251.86] 35 164 ms 163 ms 165 ms freedom.to.the.galaxy [206.214.251.89] 36 167 ms 160 ms 164 ms 0-------------------0 [206.214.251.94] 37 164 ms 162 ms 163 ms 0------------------0 [206.214.251.97] 38 165 ms 161 ms 164 ms 0-----------------0 [206.214.251.102] 39 161 ms 158 ms 162 ms 0----------------0 [206.214.251.105] 40 160 ms 161 ms 160 ms 0---------------0 [206.214.251.110] 41 164 ms 163 ms 164 ms 0--------------0 [206.214.251.113] 42 162 ms 155 ms 165 ms 0-------------0 [206.214.251.118] 43 165 ms 169 ms 162 ms 0------------0 [206.214.251.121] 44 165 ms 162 ms 167 ms 0-----------0 [206.214.251.126] 45 161 ms 163 ms 166 ms 0----------0 [206.214.251.129] 46 162 ms 164 ms 161 ms 0---------0 [206.214.251.134] 47 166 ms 171 ms 164 ms 0--------0 [206.214.251.137] 48 166 ms 166 ms 161 ms 0-------0 [206.214.251.142] 49 181 ms 162 ms 163 ms 0------0 [206.214.251.145] 50 171 ms 167 ms 164 ms 0-----0 [206.214.251.150] 51 162 ms 165 ms 162 ms 0----0 [206.214.251.153] 52 160 ms 162 ms 162 ms 0---0 [206.214.251.158] 53 161 ms 162 ms 165 ms 0--0 [206.214.251.161] 54 162 ms 165 ms 160 ms 0-0 [206.214.251.166] 55 168 ms 164 ms 165 ms 00 [206.214.251.169] 56 170 ms 165 ms 164 ms I [206.214.251.174] 57 163 ms 165 ms 165 ms By.Ryan.Werber [206.214.251.177] 58 168 ms 167 ms 166 ms When.CCIEs.Get.Bored [206.214.251.182] 59 168 ms 161 ms 161 ms read.more.at.beaglenetworks.net [206.214.251.185] 60 160 ms 165 ms 165 ms FIN [216.81.59.173] Trace complete. This is amazingly awesome - +rep to deathtaker for bringing it here!
Lost my internet connection after I made the trace and got the correct and very entertaining result... *tin foil hat*
Nice ... though the cynic in me says that the number of IPv4 addresses used in this little gimmick is a bit of an insult to those who are being clamped down on.
Not that epic for me.... Tracing route to FIN [216.81.59.173] over a maximum of 60 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 * * * Request timed out. 3 * * * Request timed out. 4 * * * Request timed out. 5 * * * Request timed out. 6 * * * Request timed out. 7 * * * Request timed out. 8 * * * Request timed out. 9