This is quirky.

This is quirky. Someone has been putting strange entries in reverse DNS, and routing IP addresses in interesting ways (edited to avoid line wrap):

 9  216.66.0.26 (216.66.0.26)  172.881 ms

10  * * *

11  episode.iv (206.214.251.1)  101.162 ms

12  a.new.hope (206.214.251.6)  102.676 ms

13  it.is.a.period.of.civil.war (206.214.251.9)  104.055 ms

14  rebel.spaceships (206.214.251.14)  112.253 ms

15  striking.from.a.hidden.base (206.214.251.17)  109.826 ms

16  have.won.their.first.victory (206.214.251.22)  102.265 ms

17  against.the.evil.galactic.empire (206.214.251.25)  104.241 ms

18  during.the.battle (206.214.251.30)  109.293 ms

19  rebel.spies.managed (206.214.251.33)  103.459 ms

20  to.steal.secret.plans (206.214.251.38)  103.515 ms

21  to.the.empires.ultimate.weapon (206.214.251.41)  105.781 ms

22  the.death.star (206.214.251.46)  119.140 ms

23  an.armored.space.station (206.214.251.49)  106.247 ms

24  with.enough.power.to (206.214.251.54)  113.821 ms

25  destroy.an.entire.planet (206.214.251.57)  103.543 ms

26  pursued.by.the.empires (206.214.251.62)  108.986 ms

27  sinister.agents (206.214.251.65)  105.807 ms

28  princess.leia.races.home (206.214.251.70)  127.256 ms

29  aboard.her.starship (206.214.251.73)  109.569 ms

30  custodian.of.the.stolen.plans (206.214.251.78)  104.087 ms

Originally shared by Daniel Mack

Star Wars in routing tables 🙂

traceroute -m 100 216.81.59.173

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