Show geographical info in report

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Enhancement request:

The report shows a Recommended Configuration with an indication that it 
contains the fastest and nearest servers. However, it does not indicate how 
near each of the servers in the main list. 

I would like to see some indication of how far away the server is (whether this 
is based on geolocation, or number of hops, or whatever) in the list, so that I 
can make a more educated guess on whether to choose the recommended 
configuration or not.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by m...@neilmsheldon.name on 8 Jun 2010 at 6:37

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What you want is the minimum duration speed displayed for each DNS server.  
It's the best we can get.

Geolocation sounds great, but it's really difficult to tell where the major 
recursive DNS providers (Google Public DNS, OpenDNS, etc.) have their 
locations. It's possible for the regional DNS providers however, but it can 
also give misleading answers. 

Number of hops is possible for most (but not all) network configurations. It's 
impossible to detect every hop however, and while it gives a good idea of the 
network architecture between you and the other host (2 hops vs 20 hops). I've 
been thinking about an option so that one can store/view traceroutes, but I'm 
not yet convinced of it's usefulness.

I'll give this some more thought.

Original comment by helixblue on 14 Jun 2010 at 6:08

• Changed state: Accepted