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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hey just a shout out,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve noticed my IPv6 routes to Telstra through Vocus are now going Direct to Telstra within Australia, instead of jumping over to HE.Net in the U.S. then back to Telstra.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So to whoever just bumped the ‘ON’ button for Telstra IPv6 connectivity at Vocus, BEERS FOR YOU!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>traceroute to 2001:8000:2400:[Hidden] (2001:8000:2400:[Hidden]) from 2405:1000:10:372::30, 30 hops max, 24 byte packets<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 1 2405:1000:10:372::1 (2405:1000:10:372::1) 2.169 ms 0.582 ms 0.649 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 2 2402:7800:10:2::6d (2402:7800:10:2::6d) 1.075 ms 0.789 ms 0.829 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 3 2402:7800:10:1::41 (2402:7800:10:1::41) 1.698 ms 1.691 ms 1.335 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 4 2402:7800:10:1::1a (2402:7800:10:1::1a) 13.339 ms 13.299 ms 13.157 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <b>5 ge-0-1-4.bdr02.syd04.nsw.vocus.net.au (2402:7800:0:1::31) 13.004 ms 12.972 ms 12.934 ms<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 6 tengigabitethernet8-4.ult2.sydney.telstra.net (2001:8000:103:1b::1) 160.032 ms 159.985 ms 159.78 ms<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 7 tengigabitethernet0-3-0.ken-lns2.sydney.telstra.net (2001:8000:0:3001::30:129) 159.849 ms 159.855 ms 163.635 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 8 2001:8000:2400: [Hidden] (2001:8000:2400:[Hidden]) 189.475 ms 189.519 ms 189.703 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> 9 2001:8000:2400:[Hidden] (2001:8000:2400:[Hidden]) 189.766 ms 207.835 ms 189.806 ms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is anyone from Telstra Lurking? You could shave 100ms off my return path by routing VOCUS IPv6 Traffic directly into Vocus instead of preferencing Hurricane, by the looks ;)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So I guess the general consensus is that we’re going to take IPv6 seriously in this country after all?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Sean.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>