Star Wars and Network Technologies

Try to make a traceroute to 216.81.59.173

The result will be (from some point) the following result:

13,203 ms 187 ms 216 ms Episode.IV [206.214.251.1]
14 182 ms 187 ms 186 ms A.NEW.HOPE [206.214.251.6]
15 189 ms 188 ms 187 ms It.is.a.period.of.civil.war [206.214.251.9]
16,189 ms 194 ms 193 ms Rebel.spaceships [206.214.251.14]
17,207 ms 197 ms 200 ms striking.from.a.hidden.base [206.214.251.17]
18 184 ms 186 ms 187 ms have.won.their.first.victory [206.214.251.22]
19,185 ms 186 ms 184 ms against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire [206.214.251.25]
20 206 ms 186 ms 198 ms During.the.battle [206.214.251.30]
21,202 ms 184 ms 188 ms Rebel.spies.managed [206.214.251.33]
22 191 ms 184 ms 205 ms to.steal.secret.plans [206.214.251.38]
23 185 ms 188 ms 184 ms to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon [206.214.251.41]
24 188 ms 183 ms 186 ms the.DEATH.STAR [206.214.251.46]
25 184 ms 182 ms 215 ms an.armored.space.station [206.214.251.49]
26 188 ms 188 ms 187 ms with.enough.power.to [206.214.251.54]
27 199 ms 187 ms 188 ms destroy.an.entire.planet [206.214.251.57]
28 187 ms 190 ms 187 ms Pursued.by.the.Empires [206.214.251.62]
29 189 ms 186 ms 191 ms sinister.agents [206.214.251.65]
30,209 ms 194 ms 193 ms Princess.Leia.races.home [206.214.251.70]
31 214 ms 185 ms 203 ms aboard.her.starship [206.214.251.73]
32 183 ms 184 ms 201 ms custodian.of.the.stolen.plans [206.214.251.78]
33 201 ms 186 ms 181 ms that.can.save.her [206.214.251.81]
34 185 ms 184 ms 194 ms people.and.restore [206.214.251.86]
35 186 ms 184 ms 186 ms freedom.to.the.galaxy [206.214.251.89]
36 184 ms 181 ms 184 ms 0 ------------------- 0 [206.214.251.94]
37 189 ms 207 ms 184 ms 0 ------------------ 0 [206.214.251.97]
38 209 ms 197 ms 214 ms 0 ----------------- 0 [206.214.251.102]
39 181 ms 184 ms 184 ms 0 ---------------- 0 [206.214.251.105]
40 184 ms 183 ms 184 ms 0 --------------- 0 [206.214.251.110]
41 184 ms 182 ms 179 ms 0 -------------- 0 [206.214.251.113]
42 186 ms 185 ms 188 ms 0 ------------- 0 [206.214.251.118]
43 189 ms 183 ms 192 ms 0 ------------ 0 [206.214.251.121]
44 185 ms 186 ms 198 ms 0 ----------- 0 [206.214.251.126]
45 198 ms 190 ms 203 ms 0 ---------- 0 [206.214.251.129]
46 188 ms 189 ms 197 ms 0 --------- 0 [206.214.251.134]
47 185 ms 185 ms 187 ms 0 -------- 0 [206.214.251.137]
48 185 ms 181 ms 205 ms 0 ------- 0 [206.214.251.142]
49 184 ms 187 ms 186 ms 0 ------ 0 [206.214.251.145]
50 183 ms 188 ms 188 ms 0 ----- 0 [206.214.251.150]
51 184 ms 205 ms 221 ms 0 ---- 0 [206.214.251.153]
52,204 ms 212 ms 192 ms 0 --- 0 [206.214.251.158]
53 188 ms 192 ms 187 ms 0--0 [206.214.251.161]
54 205 ms 185 ms 181 ms 0-0 [206.214.251.166]
55 183 ms 184 ms 215 ms 00 [206.214.251.169]
56 197 ms 193 ms 190 ms I [206.214.251.174]
57 188 ms 208 ms 196 ms By.Ryan.Werber [206.214.251.177]
58 198 ms 188 ms 211 ms When.CCIEs.Get.Bored [206.214.251.182]
59 193 ms 189 ms 189 ms read.more.at.beaglenetworks.net [206.214.251.185]
60 185 ms 189 ms 194 ms FIN [216.81.59.173]

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Author's Report (English)

Update: Citizen seweb advises running “tracert -h 100 216.81.59.173” under windows so that with a large number of hops, the ending of an exciting story is not cut off.