visual traceroute (was Re: RFC1712 - is anyone actually using GPOS RR's ?)

> >We were thinking of adding this to our automated dns scripts ... but if

  > > >nobody actually uses them, we don't want to spend time on it ...
  > >
  > > use LOC (rfc1876) instead. it's more or less the same, but with more
  > > info.
  >
  > Thanks for the pointer, then my next question will be ...
  > Are any registering LOC for their routers/hosts ?
  > Any visual traceroute or similar applications using this ?
  >
  > /Jesper
  
    Several, including a new tool from the caida folks.
    LOCs are good stuff.
  
  --bill
  
bill means:

  www.caida.org/Tools/GTrace/

(uses visualroute maps w permission)

presented at Usenix last week
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa99/index.html

uses NetGeo
  www.caida.org/Tools/NetGeo/

still not optimal, but headed
in the right direction

k