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Hilarious network configuration

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I call this DNS art :) Try running this from a cmd prompt:

tracert -h 99 216.81.59.173

You'll get something like this:

 <initial routing...>
 13 * * * Request timed out.
 14 150 ms 153 ms 144 ms Episode.IV [206.214.251.1]
 15 152 ms 147 ms 143 ms A.NEW.HOPE [206.214.251.6]
 16 146 ms 148 ms 147 ms It.is.a.period.of.civil.war [206.214.251.9]
 17 147 ms 145 ms 148 ms Rebel.spaceships [206.214.251.14]
 18 145 ms 147 ms 150 ms striking.from.a.hidden.base [206.214.251.17]
 19 144 ms 150 ms 143 ms have.won.their.first.victory [206.214.251.22]
 20 145 ms 142 ms 145 ms against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire [206.214.251.25]
 21 143 ms 145 ms 147 ms During.the.battle [206.214.251.30]
 22 155 ms 153 ms 147 ms Rebel.spies.managed [206.214.251.33]
 23 156 ms 146 ms 153 ms to.steal.secret.plans [206.214.251.38]
 24 145 ms 148 ms 146 ms to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon [206.214.251.41]
 25 142 ms 171 ms 145 ms the.DEATH.STAR [206.214.251.46]
 26 171 ms 146 ms 153 ms an.armored.space.station [206.214.251.49]
 27 157 ms 151 ms 142 ms with.enough.power.to [206.214.251.54]
 28 161 ms 148 ms 144 ms destroy.an.entire.planet [206.214.251.57]
 29 148 ms 150 ms 149 ms Pursued.by.the.Empires [206.214.251.62]
 30 144 ms 145 ms 147 ms sinister.agents [206.214.251.65]
 31 146 ms 142 ms 146 ms Princess.Leia.races.home [206.214.251.70]
 32 152 ms 149 ms 147 ms aboard.her.starship [206.214.251.73]
 33 151 ms 156 ms 145 ms custodian.of.the.stolen.plans [206.214.251.78]
 34 149 ms 145 ms 147 ms that.can.save.her [206.214.251.81]
 35 149 ms 150 ms 145 ms people.and.restore [206.214.251.86]
 36 152 ms 150 ms 148 ms freedom.to.the.galaxy [206.214.251.89]
 37 144 ms 151 ms 150 ms 0-------------------0 [206.214.251.94]
 38 149 ms 144 ms 151 ms 0------------------0 [206.214.251.97]
 39 149 ms 145 ms 149 ms 0-----------------0 [206.214.251.102]
 40 148 ms 145 ms 146 ms 0----------------0 [206.214.251.105]
 41 146 ms 144 ms 160 ms 0---------------0 [206.214.251.110]
 42 150 ms 151 ms 146 ms 0--------------0 [206.214.251.113]
 43 145 ms 147 ms 147 ms 0-------------0 [206.214.251.118]
 44 147 ms 148 ms 148 ms 0------------0 [206.214.251.121]
 45 149 ms 149 ms 147 ms 0-----------0 [206.214.251.126]
 46 146 ms 149 ms 153 ms 0----------0 [206.214.251.129]
 47 146 ms 143 ms 149 ms 0---------0 [206.214.251.134]
 48 150 ms 149 ms 148 ms 0--------0 [206.214.251.137]
 49 149 ms 153 ms 148 ms 0-------0 [206.214.251.142]
 50 169 ms 146 ms 147 ms 0------0 [206.214.251.145]
 51 149 ms * 260 ms 0-----0 [206.214.251.150]
 52 204 ms 166 ms 204 ms 0----0 [206.214.251.153]
 53 160 ms 153 ms 169 ms 0---0 [206.214.251.158]
 54 181 ms 150 ms 147 ms 0--0 [206.214.251.161]
 55 160 ms 150 ms 149 ms 0-0 [206.214.251.166]
 56 163 ms 151 ms 151 ms 00 [206.214.251.169]
 57 150 ms 153 ms 152 ms I [206.214.251.174]
 58 150 ms 149 ms 149 ms By.Ryan.Werber [206.214.251.177]
 59 152 ms 152 ms 151 ms When.CCIEs.Get.Bored [206.214.251.182]
 60 149 ms 158 ms 148 ms CCIE.38168 [206.214.251.185]
 61 151 ms 150 ms 149 ms FIN [216.81.59.173]

Comments

  • Anonymous
    February 10, 2013
    Didn't work for me :( I can't even ping 216.81.59.173, it says request timed out
  • Anonymous
    February 19, 2013
    @Stephen Wells: yeah, looks like they took it down; oh well :)
  • Anonymous
    April 03, 2013
    Working for me (4th April 2013) - started on my 13th hop rather than the 14th hop for you  (routing all the way from Australia is, I guess, slightly closer to wherever this cool setup was done).Got here courtesy of Raymond Chen's blog
  • Anonymous
    April 10, 2013
    thanks for stopping by Ian :)