It allows one to look through the Net.
I often use them when looking for a fault for example.
I have a client call in they cannot get stuff from the "States" to "Australia". I
would log into a looking glass say in the US and perform a traceroute back to the
network in Australia.
These are very handy tools. The also identify various AS's etc.
Teunis
Hobart,Tasmania
Australia.
On Thursday, November 23, 2000 at 07:34:44 PM, Austin wrote:
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