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<blockquote data-quote="chaz_042688" data-source="post: 1694733" data-attributes="member: 161925">I&#039;m currently studying networking and cisco/CCNA stuff and I&#039;m trying to learn and visualize how my ISP or any ISP for that matter works via cable dsl ect. I currently use verizon FIOS and live in the wash DC area. When I do a tracert (windows)&nbsp; to see where my packets go from my house after it leaves the router from my house it resolves from a private (192.168.1.1) LAN address which is inside my home network and resolves to my verizon IP which starts with 173 ect. ect. ect However when I do a whois to see where these routers/servers actually are since they must be close by as they are only 2 hops from my house the whois shows the verizon routers in texas and stuff? It doesn&#039;t make since, there must be a local place nearby that houses the local internet clients. Anyone with experience know this stuff? Basically when a packet leaves my home, to lets say amazon.com where does it likely go next? I find it hard to believe it goes all the way across the country on it&#039;s 2nd hop.the two hops after my home address point to a host calledhop 2 &gt; G4-3-678.LCR-06.WASHDC.verizon-gni.nethop 3&gt;so-4-2-0-0.BB-RTR2.RES.verizon-gni.netsurely these physical locations would have to be local I would think although I don&#039;t know how ISPs work. I can&#039;t find any info on google.basically I&#039;m just trying to find where my local &quot;Point of Presence&quot; is. I found that term just now to describe what I&#039;m looking for.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chaz_042688, post: 1694733, member: 161925"] I'm currently studying networking and cisco/CCNA stuff and I'm trying to learn and visualize how my ISP or any ISP for that matter works via cable dsl ect. I currently use verizon FIOS and live in the wash DC area. When I do a tracert (windows) to see where my packets go from my house after it leaves the router from my house it resolves from a private (192.168.1.1) LAN address which is inside my home network and resolves to my verizon IP which starts with 173 ect. ect. ect However when I do a whois to see where these routers/servers actually are since they must be close by as they are only 2 hops from my house the whois shows the verizon routers in texas and stuff? It doesn't make since, there must be a local place nearby that houses the local internet clients. Anyone with experience know this stuff? Basically when a packet leaves my home, to lets say amazon.com where does it likely go next? I find it hard to believe it goes all the way across the country on it's 2nd hop. the two hops after my home address point to a host called hop 2 > G4-3-678.LCR-06.WASHDC.verizon-gni.net hop 3>so-4-2-0-0.BB-RTR2.RES.verizon-gni.net surely these physical locations would have to be local I would think although I don't know how ISPs work. I can't find any info on google. basically I'm just trying to find where my local "Point of Presence" is. I found that term just now to describe what I'm looking for. [/QUOTE]

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