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Homework 2
Textbook problems: 2.50, 2.58. Playing with ping: Use the ping command to measure and report the average round trip time between attu.cs.washington.edu and the following machines: (a) www.cs.washington.edu (b) www.cs.berkeley.edu (c) www.cs.yale.edu (d) www.cs.monash.edu.au For each, estimate the physical distance between attu and the destination. Calculate the speed-of-light round-trip delay given this distance. At what fraction of the speed of light did your ping packets travel, for each? traceroute problem: Use "traceroute" to determine the path taken between attu.cs.washington.edu and www.japantimes.co.jp. From its output, using your powers of sleuthing, google, and best guesses, describe the geographical path the packets take -- cities and countries. |
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