May 2, 2026 | Texas City | Ben Gilbert
12 PCAPs • 257 sessions • 107 hosts • 107 🌍 geolocated
▶ 📄 capture_20260502030001.pcap 17.7 KB • 12 sessions • UDP:4 TCP:7 ICMP:1
▶ 📄 capture_20260502040001.pcap 22.2 KB • 14 sessions • TCP:7 ICMP:5 UDP:2
▶ 📄 capture_20260502050001.pcap 5.3 KB • 9 sessions • UDP:2 TCP:5 ICMP:2
▶ 📄 capture_20260502060001.pcap 2.8 KB • 9 sessions • UDP:2 ICMP:2 TCP:5
▶ 📄 capture_20260502070001.pcap 13.7 KB • 35 sessions • ICMP:27 TCP:6 UDP:2
▶ 📄 capture_20260502080001.pcap 23.2 KB • 46 sessions • TCP:41 UDP:2 ICMP:3
▶ 📄 capture_20260502090001.pcap 35.8 KB • 78 sessions • ICMP:63 UDP:2 TCP:13
▶ 📄 capture_20260502100001.pcap 10.5 KB • 12 sessions • UDP:2 TCP:8 ICMP:2
▶ 📄 capture_20260502110001.pcap 9.8 KB • 12 sessions • TCP:10 UDP:2
▶ 📄 capture_20260502120001.pcap 42.7 KB • 9 sessions • TCP:5 UDP:3 ICMP:1
▶ 📄 capture_20260502130001.pcap 11.8 KB • 9 sessions • UDP:2 TCP:7
▶ 📄 capture_20260502140001.pcap 15.6 KB • 12 sessions • ICMP:5 UDP:2 TCP:5[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 37.55°,126.66° KR · AS9318 (SK Broadband Co Ltd) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 44.43°,26.10° RO · AS200651 (FlokiNET ehf) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ -37.80°,144.97° AU · AS4739 (TPG Telecom Limited) [ISP] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 32.86°,-79.97° US · AS15169 (Google LLC) [Hyperscaler] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 50.45°,30.53° UA · AS214940 (Kprohost LLC) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ -0.23°,-78.52° EC · AS27740 (EDGEUNO ECUADOR S.A.) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 24.00°,121.00° TW · AS42821 (Feo Prest SRL) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 22.28°,114.18° HK · AS45102 (Alibaba US Technology Co., Ltd.) [Hyperscaler] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 8 nodes @ 51.51°,-0.11° GB · AS199129 (Enlink Ltd) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 6.45°,3.39° NG · AS328555 (Timeless-Network-Services-AS) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 9 nodes @ 52.52°,13.41° DE · AS16509 (Amazon.com, Inc.) [Hyperscaler] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 37.75°,-97.82° US · AS6364 (Atlantic.net, Inc.) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 16.17°,107.83° VN · AS45903 (CMC Telecom Infrastructure Company) [ISP] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 20.06°,-99.37° MX · AS8151 (UNINET) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 48.97°,8.19° FR · AS5503 (Contabo GmbH) [VPS Provider] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 28.85°,-106.27° MX · AS28347 (ENLACES INALAMBRICOS DE CHIHUAHUA SAPI DE CV) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 51.05°,-114.09° CA · AS30681 (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 83 nodes @ 39.05°,-77.49° US · AS14618 (Amazon.com, Inc.) [Hyperscaler] · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 34.77°,113.72° CN · AS4134 (Chinanet) · threat 50%
[10:14:44]⚫Quiet — 3 nodes @ 37.15°,127.18° KR · AS4766 (Korea Telecom) [ISP] · threat 50%
3 Nodes is Typically 1 Host, a Geopoint, and an ASN:3 Nodes is Typically a host, geo_point, and asn:
Paths: 44
Physical: 44
Synthetic: 0
Cables: 9
IX: 4
Conflicts: 0
CSI: 0
Cascades: 0
👻 Phantoms: 0
Kill Chain: 0
⚡ IX AS16276 → AS140613 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS14061
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
8971 km
AS16276 → AS133353 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS13335
8085 km
AS16276 → AS3969823 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS396982
7011 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE AS16276 → AS165093 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS16509
🔗 Pacific Crossing-1
8086 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE AS16276 → AS70183 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS7018
🔗 Pacific Crossing-1
8041 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE AS16276 → AS41343 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS4134
🔗 Pacific Crossing-1, PEACE
8513 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS16276 → AS146183 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS14618
🔗 Grace Hopper, Pacific Crossing-1, Dunant, FLAG Atlantic-1, MAREA
⚡ Equinix Ashburn
6185 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS16276 → AS165093 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS16509
🔗 Grace Hopper
⚡ DE-CIX Frankfurt, AMS-IX Amsterdam
878 km
AS16276 → AS151693 hops · 0%
AS16276 → AS3356 → AS15169
6800 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS14061 → AS133353 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS13335
🔗 JUPITER, AAG (Asia-America Gateway)
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
2596 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS14061 → AS3969823 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS396982
🔗 AAG (Asia-America Gateway)
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
13551 km
⚡ IX AS14061 → AS165093 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS16509
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
963 km
⚡ IX AS14061 → AS70183 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS7018
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
1141 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS14061 → AS41343 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS4134
🔗 JUPITER
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
10148 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS14061 → AS146183 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS14618
🔗 JUPITER, AAG (Asia-America Gateway)
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto), Equinix Ashburn
3853 km
⚡ IX AS14061 → AS165093 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS16509
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
9131 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE⚡ IX AS14061 → AS151693 hops · 0%
AS14061 → AS3356 → AS15169
🔗 JUPITER, AAG (Asia-America Gateway)
⚡ Equinix SV (Palo Alto)
3822 km
✓ PHYSICAL🔗 CABLE AS13335 → AS3969823 hops · 0%
AS13335 → AS3356 → AS396982
🔗 AAG (Asia-America Gateway)
14441 km
AS13335 → AS165093 hops · 0%
AS13335 → AS3356 → AS16509
2768 km
AS13335 → AS70183 hops · 0%
AS13335 → AS3356 → AS7018
3042 km
[11:44:42 AM] ✓ 44 paths · 0 synthetic
[13:14:43] Traceroute → 81.193.159.166
[13:14:51] 21 hops
[13:14:51] Hop 1: 📡XCI55AX.mynetworksettings.com — 1.57ms [rf_link] ⊘dist
[13:14:51] Hop 2: 🔄10.184.141.2 — 216.48ms [mimo_reassembly] ⚡ MIMO ⊘dist
[13:14:51] Hop 3: ⚙️10.184.141.2 — 32.2ms [packet_core] ⚠ priv ⊘dist
[13:14:51] Hop 4: ⚙️10.184.141.9 — 31.65ms [packet_core] ⚠ priv ⊘dist
[13:14:51] Hop 5: 🔀238.qarestr.sub-172-19-2.myvzw.com — 31.56ms [cgnat_cluster] ⚠ spike ⊘dist
[13:14:51] Hop 7: 🏗️187.sub-69-83-101.myvzw.com — 31.52ms [mpls_private_backbone] ⚠ spike ⊘dist
[13:14:51] Hop 9: 🔌212.sub-69-83-96.myvzw.com — 26.22ms +1638.8km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 10: 🔌75.sub-69-83-97.myvzw.com — 26.26ms +1641.2km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 11: 🌐lag-11.DLLSTX97-PPR01-CC.ALTER.NET — 35.18ms +2198.8km [peering_edge] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 12: 🔌vzbi.com.customer.alter.net — 43.56ms +2722.5km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 13: 🔌dls-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net — 43.6ms +2725km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 14: 🔌nash-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net — 48.75ms +3046.9km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 15: 🔌atl-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net — 46.01ms +2875.6km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 16: 🔌rest-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net — 69.1ms +4318.8km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 17: 🔌nyk-bb5-link.ip.twelve99.net — 69.91ms +4369.4km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 18: 🔌ldn-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net — 122.53ms +7658.1km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 19: 🔌ldn-b4-link.ip.twelve99.net — 125.08ms +7817.5km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 20: 🔌meo-ic-381703.ip.twelve99-cust.net — 158.97ms +9935.6km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 21: 🔌lis1-cr1-be7.cprm.net — 150.5ms +9406.2km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 23: 🔌bl4-159-1.dsl.telepac.pt — 181.17ms +11323.1km [access_router] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] Hop 24: 🎯bl4-159-166.dsl.telepac.pt — 201.28ms +12580km [destination] ⚠ spike
[13:14:51] 🔴 5G MIMO path detected — early hops excluded from distance
[13:14:51] 📏 Distance hops: 15 of 21 usable
[13:14:51] Total: ~10064 km from server
[13:14:51] 🌐 4 trace entities on globe (8 logical segments)
[13:14:57] Starting scan on 81.193.159.166...
[13:14:57] Initiating enhanced nmap scan on 81.193.159.166...
[13:14:57] Command: nmap --script default --script vuln -O --traceroute 81.193.159.166
[13:14:57] Sending request to /api/network-hypergraph/scan...
[13:17:10] Using client-side simulation (Backend unavailable)
[13:17:41] Traceroute: 7 hops (1 clean, 6 anomalous)
[13:17:41] Hop 1: XCI55AX.mynetworksettings.com — 2.9ms +145km
[13:17:41] Hop 2: 10.184.141.2 — 224.75ms ⚠ mimo_reassembly
[13:17:41] Hop 3: 10.184.141.2 — 41.97ms ⚠ private_backbone
[13:17:41] Hop 7: 187.sub-69-83-101.myvzw.com — 32.52ms ⚠ rtt_spike
[13:17:41] Hop 9: 212.sub-69-83-96.myvzw.com — 20.97ms ⚠ rtt_spike
[13:17:41] Hop 10: 75.sub-69-83-97.myvzw.com — 20.84ms ⚠ rtt_spike
[13:17:41] Hop 24: bl4-159-166.dsl.telepac.pt — 388.73ms ⚠ rtt_spike
[13:17:41] 📏 Path distance: ~19436.5 km (min-RTT estimate, anomalous hops excluded)
[13:17:57] 🎯 Ping: min 192ms → ~6000 km (5414.1–6585.9 km) conf 83%
[13:17:57] Starting nDPI deep packet inspection on 81.193.159.166...
[13:17:57] NDPI correlation started
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.101 - Ports: 443/tcp, 5432/tcp, 993/tcp, 53/tcp, 995/tcp
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.102 - Ports: 3306/tcp, 22/tcp, 143/tcp, 993/tcp, 995/tcp (+1 more)
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.103 - Ports: 995/tcp, 3389/tcp, 21/tcp, 443/tcp
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.104 - Ports: 995/tcp, 110/tcp
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.105 - Ports: 80/tcp, 995/tcp, 110/tcp, 3389/tcp, 25/tcp (+1 more)
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.106 - Ports: 22/tcp, 443/tcp
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.107 - Ports: 995/tcp, 143/tcp
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.108 - Ports: 53/tcp, 110/tcp, 993/tcp
[13:17:57] Host: 81.193.159.109 - Ports: 5432/tcp, 21/tcp, 3306/tcp, 995/tcp, 22/tcp
[13:17:57] Scan completed: 9 hosts discovered
[13:17:57] Starting nDPI deep packet inspection on 81.193.159.166...
[13:18:17] nDPI analysis completed via backend API
[13:18:17] Protocol analysis results:
[13:18:17] No protocol data available
[13:18:28] nDPI analysis completed via backend API
[13:18:28] Protocol analysis results:
[13:18:28] No protocol data available
[13:20:47] Starting nmap scan on 81.193.159.166
[13:20:48] Target located: Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal (39.46, -31.12)
[13:20:48] Tracking NMAP Target via Recon: 81.193.159.166
[13:20:51] Nmap scan complete. Found 1 hosts, 0 with RF signatures
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Python Tuples
Tuples in Python are a type of collection used to store multiple items in a single variable. They are one of the four built-in data types in Python used to store collections of data, the other three being List, Set, and Dictionary. Tuples are defined by enclosing the items in round brackets () and are characterized by being ordered and immutable.
Characteristics of Tuples
Ordered: Tuples maintain the order of elements. This means that the items have a defined order, and that order will not change.
Immutable: Once a tuple is created, its elements cannot be changed, added, or removed.
Allow Duplicates: Tuples can contain duplicate values.
Creating Tuples
Tuples can be created in several ways:
Using Round Brackets:
mytuple = (“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)
print(mytuple)
With One Item: To create a tuple with only one item, a comma must be added after the item.
single_item_tuple = (“apple”,)
print(type(single_item_tuple)) # Output:
Using the tuple() Constructor:
tuple_constructor = tuple((“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”))
print(tuple_constructor)
Accessing Tuple Items
Tuple items can be accessed using indexing, both positive and negative. The first item has an index of 0, the second item has an index of 1, and so on. Negative indexing starts from the end of the tuple.
mytuple = (“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)
print(mytuple[0]) # Output: apple
print(mytuple[-1]) # Output: cherry
Operations on Tuples
Concatenation: Tuples can be concatenated using the + operator.
tuple1 = (1, 2, 3)
tuple2 = (4, 5, 6)
result = tuple1 + tuple2
print(result) # Output: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Nesting: Tuples can be nested within other tuples.
nested_tuple = ((1, 2, 3), (“a”, “b”, “c”))
print(nested_tuple) # Output: ((1, 2, 3), (‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’))
Repetition: Tuples can be repeated using the * operator.
repeated_tuple = (“python”,) * 3
print(repeated_tuple) # Output: (‘python’, ‘python’, ‘python’)
Slicing: Tuples can be sliced to create new tuples.
mytuple = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
print(mytuple[1:3]) # Output: (1, 2)
print(mytuple[::-1]) # Output: (4, 3, 2, 1, 0)
Important Considerations
Immutability: Tuples are immutable, meaning that once they are created, their elements cannot be changed. Attempting to modify a tuple will result in a TypeError.
Length: The length of a tuple can be determined using the len() function.
mytuple = (“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)
print(len(mytuple)) # Output: 3
Conversion: Lists can be converted to tuples using the tuple() constructor.
mylist = [1, 2, 3]
mytuple = tuple(mylist)
print(mytuple) # Output: (1, 2, 3)
Tuples are a fundamental data structure in Python, offering a way to store ordered collections of items that cannot be modified after creation. They are useful in various scenarios where immutability and order are important.