route-server.ip.att.net

[pro diver]

I read the article on route servers, but I am still not really sure why an ISP would dedicate a whole router just so strangers could log onto it and execute commands?

[Webmaster]

route servers are basically for other ISPs or network administrators to use for troubleshooting problems. By logging into that route server, a network admin could see what type of routes AT&T is using to send and receive traffic. It helps troubleshoot latency or failed routing.

I use them to resolve DNS changes I make to verify they have propigated correctly to an external network. Other than that there isn't much you can do with them.