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- rgladstein, on 12/05/2007, -0/+59Very sensible of them to wear gloves while doing this -- just in case.
- unicronband, on 12/05/2007, -1/+57I use a water-based tubericant to make my internets go faster.
- jetnet, on 12/05/2007, -6/+53This video is inaccurate. I know I am being a stickler here, but when your PC wants to go to google.com, it first checks its host file, then its local dns cache. After that, it goes to its configured DNS servers and asks them. Thats as far as your computer takes DNS translation. It does not go to ICANN, or the registar of the domain, nor the domain names DNS servers for that matter.
And if this video were looking at it from the DNS servers stand point, it gets the request in, checks its host file, then local DNS cache, if all else fails, it asks one of the main root servers where the name servers are for the domain, then asks one of those DNS servers to translate the request from the PC, then returns that informaion back to the PC. So the PC never talks strait to the root servers or DNS servers for that matter, and no where in here does it talk strait to ICANN / IANA (the root servers are not owned by ICANN nor are they controlled by them).
Yes I know that this video was not trying to be accurate, but in a way, it was trying to be, it was just failing. - lorisa, on 12/05/2007, -2/+46I did always hear that the internet was a series of tubes....
- inactive, on 12/05/2007, -1/+30It would be much more accurate if the tubes were clogged up with dirty pictures and penis enlargement ads.
- ScorpioPT, on 12/05/2007, -0/+27you never know when its a virus
- dmorris, on 12/05/2007, -1/+17"tubericant" ... genius
- Pake, on 12/05/2007, -0/+15So... basically Pac(ket)-man eats what you type in, rolls through the tube avoiding ghost, and returns with whatever it ate on the other side. Brilliant!
- Me1000, on 12/05/2007, -0/+14Well it sure as hell isn't a dump truck!
- skinrock, on 12/05/2007, -2/+15I think the EDGE network is still using this technology.
- Xanaver, on 12/05/2007, -0/+9Eeeww!! I got google on my hands........
- smurf22, on 12/05/2007, -1/+9Pros of a tube internet
Faster response then dsl, and no adds.
Cons
You must wear gloves, and use tennis balls. - Bobpaulson, on 12/05/2007, -1/+8You always have to use protection. The internet is serious business.
- jdbausch, on 12/05/2007, -1/+8yeah, only an ass would correct a video that attempts to teach incorrect information. Damn college boy.
- adooga, on 12/05/2007, -2/+7I agree jetnet, it's not at all accurate.
Also the music is a little gay. - isaactwito, on 12/05/2007, -0/+4Buried because this joke isn't funny anymore.
- jon30041, on 12/05/2007, -1/+5I felt like I was watching a porno. All the talk of balls and tubes didn't slow that down any.
- bernales, on 12/05/2007, -5/+8wow. the jazz. the yellow gloves. i dont like this video.
- johnbell, on 12/05/2007, -3/+6lame. i expected some marble madness type contraption.
- kd1s, on 12/06/2007, -0/+3Overly simplistic but accurate video. If they really wanted to be thorough they'd have included the first step in the hierarchy, their ISP's DNS servers. Then of course they could have delved into how routers, gateways, etc. convert IP addresses to MAC addresses for the ethernet ports on the specific device, or how the information is packaged in a packet.
But I guess that video will do for the unwashed masses. - roflsd, on 12/05/2007, -1/+4http://j-walk.com/other/wifispray/
- rspeed, on 12/05/2007, -1/+4The title should really be "How Does DNS Work?"
- jaymzx, on 12/05/2007, -0/+3Handling that much porn, I'd wear gloves, too.
- kefs, on 12/05/2007, -1/+4speaking of hearing.. that music.. what is it? who is it? which genre? man.. that ***** was playing in a tab on a bar i didnt see, so here i am.. surfing... and this catchy music comes on.. it was great. wish i had more.
- LoneWolph, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2It said at the bottom "Music: Walking the dogg".
http://opsound.org/artist/thedejunairproject/ - eternal464, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2that is what i was referring to.
- Th3_anOmoLy, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2"Everyone understands tennis balls"
- eternal464, on 12/05/2007, -2/+4i always heard pidgeons
- falloutsyndrome, on 12/05/2007, -1/+3Tubericant is great for interblag porn.
- PatrickBrown, on 12/05/2007, -1/+3I realize this is for demonstration, but the tube is too small or the ball is too big. Make the tube several times larger and instead of a tennis ball use shotgun pellets.
Hmm, those changes also help to illustrate IP as well. - travbrack, on 12/05/2007, -1/+3creative
- sonicjosh, on 12/05/2007, -0/+2http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html
That might clue you in. - psywiped, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2so my interweb slows down because my computer gets writers cramp?
- falafelkiosken, on 12/09/2007, -0/+2I guess my old ISP used this technique
- kickingback77, on 06/19/2008, -0/+1The music from that tennis video put me to sleep & why is the guy wearing yellow gloves, are the tennis balls disease infested or stinky?
http://www.tennisplaza.com - blynder, on 12/05/2007, -0/+1Screw fiber optics, I want a tube.
- seanc6610, on 12/05/2007, -2/+3you could've just clicked the "Bury as lame" button up there, you don't have to explain yourself.
- rspeed, on 12/14/2007, -0/+1That's a very good point. Your DNS server takes care of that.
- tehpyro, on 12/05/2007, -1/+2Ted Stevens would be proud "The internet... is a series of tubes!"
- Fergy, on 12/05/2007, -1/+2It may be fun to use tennis balls but they are only reinforcing the belief of many ignorant people that the internet is a series of tubes that can get clogged. This is horrible because if they think that they vote for stupid laws that promise to free up the clogged internet.
- teh_techie, on 12/05/2007, -0/+1In reality though, it's not NOT how DNS works! Google it, and you'll see that your own PC never talks to ICANN or IANA to get ANYTHING... WTF?
- dukeochutney, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1ITT TECH FTL ! burried
- inactive, on 12/05/2007, -0/+1Dude needs to tune his guitar
- hoovcluck, on 12/05/2007, -1/+2I prefer the simpson version
- jon30041, on 12/05/2007, -1/+2I sorta of remember that. Any links to a video?
- kefs, on 12/05/2007, -0/+1thx
- Drakster, on 12/05/2007, -1/+2I'm sure that most of us could point out several flaws in that video, but nevertheless (being designed for newbies), it does a decent job. Bear in mind, it's not as simple as the video shows thought.
- HonoredMule, on 12/05/2007, -1/+2Traumatic experience in Paris?
- Verytastycheese, on 12/05/2007, -1/+1THAT was LAME! That barely even shows what goes on from the user's end.. I was expecting to see tennis balls bouncing back and fourth around servers...
Buried for FAIL and incorrect info. -
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