DNS and why it matters


DNS matters too!

Via my network paths, the closest DNS root servers are in Toronto or
Seattle/Vancouver

Those are also authoritative for .com, .net, and in-addr.arpa

Some providers are doing a lot of DNS caching to circumvent the
problem, but it will only get worse and worse over time

Caches tend to run into problems

Low-latency DNS matters, and it is a shame we don't have it here


At an Internet Exchange, a pretty big setup is about 1+ racks