cloudflare connecting from different country

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my friend in nyc connects directly to my ip address with about 250 ping. i connect via the website and get about 500 ping.

Cyb3r-Jak3•8/19/23, 1:37 PM

?anycast

Flare•8/19/23, 1:37 PM

Take a look here to see why the Cloudflare datacenter you are routed towards isn't always the closest geographically: https://community.cloudflare.com/t/peering-why-dont-i-reach-the-closest-datacenter-to-me/76479

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Peering - Why don't I reach the closest datacenter to me?

Why don’t I reach the closest datacenter to me? Cloudflare is an anycast network, so where you are routed is determined by peering with ISPs. The shortest path geographically isn’t always possible due to peering agreements. If you request a site hosted on Cloudflare from home: The domain resolves to a Cloudflare IP Your browser sends an HTT...

Jatty Skleebs•8/19/23, 1:47 PM

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