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WonderProxy
Company blog · wonderproxyblog.comsystemsweb
WonderProxy is the company blog at wonderproxyblog.com, writing about systems and web. Since 2011, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “Miles per Milisecond, a Look at the WonderProxy Network”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-21, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for posts on network latency and routing, such as a post on miles per millisecond. The one comment cites a post as evidence that a provider routed traffic through Europe.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
WonderProxy provides a network of proxy servers and testing tools so that you can see what your website looks like to customers around the world. Take the uncertainty out of localization testing.
Most-linked posts?
- Miles per Milisecond, a Look at the WonderProxy Network3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-02-09
What Hacker News says?
This stuff can get funny depending on peering agreements. When mapping our network we discovered that our Baltimore provider was routing through Europe on the way to New York [1]. You can take a deeper look at how we get to your box with http://wheresitup.com/ which should return your traceroute as well. [1] http://wonderproxyblog.com/2011/02/09/miles-per-milisecond/
Comment linking /2011/02/09/miles-per-milisecond/
on “Show HN: Global HTTP Latency Test”Submitted Miles per Milisecond, a Look at the WonderProxy Network as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Miles Per Milisecond, A Look At The WonderProxy Network as a story · 1 points
HN discussion