ISP question [ was traceroute , pls ]

[Collins Richey]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:10 AM, vu pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
> Are the ISPs supposed to let the traceroute packets get thru ?
>
> I am on a server, which cannot traceroute all the way to the destination,
> and I still be able to make the smtp connection to the destination.
>
> So I guess I cannot conclude about connections based only on the traceroute
> path, is that correct ?
>

Just an aside. On the case that you happen to be on Comcast ...
Comcast prevents anyone from completing a successful traceroute. You
get out a few hops and it just dies.

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Collins Richey
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