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Posted by hummingbird on July 28, 2008, 4:56 pm
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:36:21 -0400 'David H. Lipman'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:
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>| On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:36:31 +0700 'Kayman'
>| wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:
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>>>"The test takes a few seconds to complete. When its done you'll see a page
>>>where the transaction ID and source port randomness will be rated either
>>>GREAT, GOOD, or POOR. If you see a POOR rating, we recommend that contact
>>>your ISP and ask if they have plans to upgrade their nameserver software
>>>before August 7th."
>>>https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/services/dnsentropy
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>| My results:
>| -Source Port Randomness: GREAT
>| -Transaction ID Randomness: GREAT
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>| ...phew ;-)
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>Verizon (my ISP)...
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>-Source Port Randomness: POOR
>-Transaction ID Randomness: GREAT
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> 1.. 71.250.0.36 appears to have POOR source port randomness and GREAT
transaction ID
>randomness.
> 2.. 71.250.0.37 appears to have POOR source port randomness and GREAT
transaction ID
>randomness.
> 3.. 199.45.32.38 (nsdc.bellatlantic.net) appears to have POOR source port
randomness and
>GREAT transaction ID randomness.
> 4.. 151.198.0.38 (nsmad.bellatlantic.net) appears to have POOR source port
randomness
>and GREAT transaction ID randomness.
Is it time to give Verizon a big kick up the ass? ;-)
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and third, it is accepted as self-evident"
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