Re:Tell HN: HN Moved from M5 to AWS
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Saturday July 09, 2022 @05:10AM
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Why would I object. If it works, I will use it.
For example, I ping 198.41.0.4. I choose to ping that address over all the others, e.g., www.google.com or whatever other people use. That is what I mean by user choice. I know the address is anycasted. Where the packets actually go is not something I get to choose. It would be neat to be able control that, e.g., if source routing actually worked on today's internet. But I have no such expectations.
How do Tor users know that an exit node IP address listed for a foreign country is not anycasted and the server is actually located somewhere else.
For example, I ping 198.41.0.4. I choose to ping that address over all the others, e.g., www.google.com or whatever other people use. That is what I mean by user choice. I know the address is anycasted. Where the packets actually go is not something I get to choose. It would be neat to be able control that, e.g., if source routing actually worked on today's internet. But I have no such expectations.
How do Tor users know that an exit node IP address listed for a foreign country is not anycasted and the server is actually located somewhere else.
Maybe check against a list of anycast prefixes.
http://raw.githubusercontent.com/bgptools/anycast-prefixes/m...