What am i connected to the net through?

Hey all. I'm at a friends house sharing an internet connection. And im getting some really weird tracert results. I cant work out what isp im on here. Here is an example tracert to Highwinds media ssl eu server.

Tracing route to secure.newsfarm.ams2.highwinds-media.com [69.16.176.250]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 58 ms 59 ms 59 ms zrh1-vpn01-pptp.monzoon.net [80.254.79.59]
2 59 ms 59 ms 59 ms zrh1-cor01-vlan70.monzoon.net [80.254.79.1]
3 60 ms 60 ms 60 ms 195.141.70.217
4 66 ms 66 ms 74 ms 1-2.r1.fr.hwng.net [80.81.192.224]
5 73 ms 72 ms 74 ms 3-1.r1.am.hwng.net [69.16.191.81]
6 73 ms 72 ms 72 ms ar1.am2.hwng.net [69.16.191.114]
7 71 ms 72 ms 72 ms unknown.hwng.net [69.16.176.250]

Trace complete.

What the hell is this?

Blackmesa8

http://hotspot.monzoon.net/index.php?sec=inf&cot=new...

A wi-fi hot spot, or they are using a VPN from Monzoon, so traffic is encryped on UK networks

I still dont dont understand what im connected through. I'm hardwired via ethernet to a computer using linux which is then connected to the net through a router i dont know then what isp. I just know tracerts that i can run. like...

Tracing route to www.thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 60 ms 58 ms 60 ms zrh1-vpn01-pptp.monzoon.net [80.254.79.59]
2 58 ms 60 ms 60 ms zrh1-cor01-vlan70.monzoon.net [80.254.79.1]
3 60 ms 60 ms 60 ms 195.141.70.217
4 82 ms 81 ms 80 ms linx-gw1.rbsov.ncuk.net [195.66.224.240]
5 82 ms 81 ms 81 ms star1-core-rs3.test.ncuk.net [80.249.97.12]
6 84 ms 81 ms 81 ms www.thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]

Trace complete.

blackmesa8

Edit this computer doesn't have wireless capabilitys

Edited by deleted (Thu 03-Sep-09 09:03:48)

The router could be connecting wirelssly to the internet is what MrSaffron is saying, even though you are wired to the router.

www.speedtest.net will tell you the (underlying) ISP though not necessarily who is being paid for it..

Omg check this out. When i use internet explorer 7 it starts on this page now!. It's never shown this before.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6137/whatthehellh.jpg

The computer you are connecting through has a VPN that starts on the computer and emerges onto the Internet in Switzerland.

I suggest you talk to the person who owns said computer, just in case there are traffic limits etc on the VPN, or it is meant for work purposes only.

I forget what installs that, something pretty standard. They just have google set as the Home Page.

Just use the url entry area at the top as usual.

LOL if there are traffic limits or anything im owned. I've been downloading at over 360kb/s for like 4 hours now. I guess i should check in future the details of the internet access at places i stay at before i use them.

Well, surely it's up to the owner of the line to tell you the rules b4 he lets you connect?

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

Well, surely it's up to the owner of the line to tell you the rules b4 he lets you connect?

An interesting question in netiquette