Traceroutes on Level3 and Google primary DNS servers to demonstrate horrible latency.

Level3 Primary DNS Server

9:57AM PST

[~]$ traceroute 209.244.0.3
traceroute to 209.244.0.3 (209.244.0.3), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  2.784 ms  9.760 ms  0.813 ms
 2  cpe-75-85-84-1.socal.res.rr.com (75.85.84.1)  44.614 ms  30.433 ms  29.802 ms
 3  tge7-1.lkercaag01h.socal.rr.com (76.166.2.81)  16.298 ms  8.776 ms  9.288 ms
 4  tge0-9-0-0.grgvcabt02r.socal.rr.com (72.129.29.232)  13.196 ms  19.335 ms  15.660 ms
 5  agg23.tustcaft01r.socal.rr.com (72.129.29.2)  13.897 ms  15.383 ms  22.105 ms
 6  107.14.19.30 (107.14.19.30)  19.109 ms  15.274 ms  15.414 ms
 7  ae-1-0.pr0.lax00.tbone.rr.com (66.109.6.129)  18.291 ms
    107.14.19.67 (107.14.19.67)  22.012 ms
    ae-1-0.pr0.lax00.tbone.rr.com (66.109.6.129)  13.584 ms
 8  66.109.9.122 (66.109.9.122)  12.742 ms  14.799 ms  20.832 ms
 9  ae-4-90.edge3.losangeles1.level3.net (4.69.144.201)  14.269 ms * *
10  resolver1.level3.net (209.244.0.3)  4982.287 ms * *

[~]$ traceroute 209.244.0.3
traceroute to 209.244.0.3 (209.244.0.3), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  2.743 ms  0.550 ms  0.737 ms
 2  * cpe-75-85-84-1.socal.res.rr.com (75.85.84.1)  61.554 ms  90.415 ms
 3  * * *
 4  tge0-9-0-0.grgvcabt02r.socal.rr.com (72.129.29.232)  346.466 ms  21.848 ms  19.667 ms
 5  agg23.tustcaft01r.socal.rr.com (72.129.29.2)  18.179 ms  16.925 ms  18.537 ms
 6  107.14.19.30 (107.14.19.30)  13.189 ms  12.328 ms  12.374 ms
 7  107.14.19.67 (107.14.19.67)  21.172 ms  19.815 ms  19.429 ms
 8  66.109.9.122 (66.109.9.122)  12.861 ms  15.423 ms  14.450 ms
 9  * * *
10  resolver1.level3.net (209.244.0.3)  219.370 ms  14.377 ms  21.288 ms

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