ADSL ISP Backbone/Backhaul Info

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Please can you post the details of the backhaul/backbone that your ADSL ISP uses.

If you are unsure, go to www.displaymyhostname.com and copy the non numeric part of your hostname.

For example, my hostname is reported as: ???-???-???-??.access.mtnbusiness.co.za (the ? marks digits). So I would paste:

access.mtnbusiness.co.za
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I will keep the details updated here:

  • Afrihost: access.mtnbusiness.co.za
  • Axxess: access.mtnbusiness.co.za
  • OpenWeb: dynamic.isadsl.co.za ?
  • WebAfrica: dynamic.isadsl.co.za (sybertiger)
  • Crystal Web: ???
  • Telkom: telkomadsl.co.za (cavedog)
  • ITNT: dynamic.isadsl.co.za (almesallaty)
  • Vox: voxdsl.co.za (almesallaty/cavedog)
  • MWeb: dbn.mweb.co.za (Soul Assassin)
  • Cybersmart: ???
  • IS Ignite: dynamic.isadsl.co.za ?

Thanks for the replies !
 
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Vox:
DSL-197-245-**-***.VOXDSL.CO.ZA

Telkom:
TI-225-***-***.TELKOMADSL.CO.ZA

Best 2 ISP's and backbones to use in KZN. IS is not bad too. So if you are in KZN you should try Telkom or IS based capped account for the best latency and performance. Vox is ok in KZN but goes through JHB IPC which could get congested faster.
 
MWEB:

dbn.mweb.co.za

I don't know why dbn as I'm not even remotely close to Durban.
 
Crystal Web is also on IS backbone AFAIK
 
Let's make it easier.

Group by backbone.

MTN-Business
Afrihost
Axxess

Internet Solutions
ITNT
IS Ignite
Web Africa
Open Web
Incredible Connection

CyberSmart
CyberSmart
Crystal Web

SAIX
Telkom

VOX
VOX
@lantic
Datapro

M-Web
M-Web

FNB-Connect
FNB-Connect

Altech Technology Concepts
Autopage (yes they do ADSL)
Altech Technology Cencepts
 
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Group by backbone.

MTN-Business
Afrihost
Axxess

Internet Solutions
ITNT
IS Ignite
Web Africa
Open Web
Incredible Connection
Plugg
Vox/@lantic uncapped

CyberSmart
CyberSmart
Crystal Web

SAIX
Telkom

VOX
VOX (Fat-Pipe & G4G + bolt-on)
@lantic (Fat-Pipe & G4G + bolt-on)
Datapro

M-Web
M-Web

FNB-Connect
FNB-Connect

Altech Technology Concepts
Autopage (yes they do ADSL)
Altech Technology Concepts
 
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Please note that Telkom Internet is on its own 'ADSL Backbone'. When we migrated to IPC, we asked SAIX to host our reverse DNS in the form *.dsl.telkomsa.net, but in the meantime they changed to *.telkomadsl.co.za.

On new IP ranges (105.184.*), and some that we have migrated(105.229.*), you will see telkomsa.net:
[ranger@media ~]$ host 105.229.4.11.4.229.105.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer 105-229-4-1.east.dsl.telkomsa.net.
[ranger@media ~]$ host 105.228.4.1
1.4.228.105.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer ti-228-4-01.telkomadsl.co.za.
 
ranger said:
This is inaccurate. We buy transit from SAIX, but we run our own IPC, we don't use SAIX ADSL.
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I agree with your statement. Which means, you have your own IPC network, but your traffic is still only on the SAIX network, no peering with other networks ect, thus in my books that is you (read TelkomSA) run on the SAIX network.

:)
 
Tinuva said:
I agree with your statement. Which means, you have your own IPC network, but your traffic is still only on the SAIX network, no peering with other networks ect, thus in my books that is you (read TelkomSA) run on the SAIX network.

:)
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False. We are peering with other networks. Can't disclose details now (but if you know where to look, you will find us as AS37457), we are waiting for the completion of some transmission links (e.g. to a 2nd/3rd peering location) before we will be willing/able to peer with some other networks.

Other ISPs you have listed as having their own 'Backbone' also only buy transit from one upstream, so maybe you should clarify what you mean by 'Backbone'. The initial post seems to rely on reverse DNS (where whois would actually be more relevant), which doesn't imply any requirement to e.g. open peer ....
 
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