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[AfriMan]

Well its for your network so what would you recommend?

Like I said, it depends on your needs. Some routers are really great for creating multiple SSID's so you can make sure your gaming network get's priority through QoS. Other's are better for Static IP's (if you doing this with us, you'll need an L2TP client authenticated service on the router on a Business account).

Another thing to consider is whether you want to invest in a VDSL router (that is DSL backwards compatible) so you ready for when fibre hits your area (which I've done).

 

[Zadomino]

Like I said, it depends on your needs. Some routers are really great for creating multiple SSID's so you can make sure your gaming network get's priority through QoS. Other's are better for Static IP's (if you doing this with us, you'll need an L2TP client authenticated service on the router on a Business account).

Another thing to consider is whether you want to invest in a VDSL router (that is DSL backwards compatible) so you ready for when fibre hits your area (which I've done).

Gaming, video, usual home usage stuff. About 4 devices to be connected over Wifi

 

[AfriMan]

Gaming, video, usual home usage stuff. About 4 devices to be connected over Wifi

Sounds like you're going for a very basic home network. I think the Netgear range is a great option. We offer free delivery and configuration if you order the router from us. We offer the DGN2200, which is a very reliable model (and has some great advanced options when you ready for playing with those settings)

https://www.afrihost.com/site/product/adsl_modems?src=website_nav

 

[vicv]

Sounds like you're going for a very basic home network. I think the Netgear range is a great option. We offer free delivery and configuration if you order the router from us. We offer the DGN2200, which is a very reliable model (and has some great advanced options when you ready for playing with those settings)

https://www.afrihost.com/site/product/adsl_modems?src=website_nav

I can vouch that this is a good router

 

[Zadomino]

Sounds like you're going for a very basic home network. I think the Netgear range is a great option. We offer free delivery and configuration if you order the router from us. We offer the DGN2200, which is a very reliable model (and has some great advanced options when you ready for playing with those settings)

https://www.afrihost.com/site/product/adsl_modems?src=website_nav

Gracias, dont suppose you guys do the NETGEAR DGND3700?

What you recommend for vdsl?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

@Afriman, how long does it normally take to transfer the line back to Telkom?

 

[AfriGuy]

Gracias, dont suppose you guys do the NETGEAR DGND3700?

What you recommend for vdsl?

We don't I'm afraid
VDSL router wise, anything from ZyXel, Billion, Netgear or ASUS is a good buy.

 

[AfriGuy]

@Afriman, how long does it normally take to transfer the line back to Telkom?

Usually about 14 days, sometimes a bit quicker.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Usually about 14 days, sometimes a bit quicker.

Thanks, and I just go to Cancel service and fill this form in?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Or do I do this one? What's the difference?

 

[AfriGuy]

Or do I do this one? What's the difference?

This one generally gets the move done quicker

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

This one generally gets the move done quicker

Thanks!

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Afrihost makes me sad.

Decided I'm going to use my gigs up yet my 40Mbit line looks like a 10Mbit line:

Cancelled my bundle today, so won't have to put up with this much longer. Even if I downgrade to a 20Mbit line I'll see faster speeds than this with my other ISP.

 

[Paragon]

Latency is way up tonight, yet the afrihost website says everything is ok. Also have a friend reporting the same thing.

What gives?

 

[Timber_MG]

Afrihost, please see to it that your international transit has sufficient capacity please, it's so much cheaper than your IPC for example. IS doesn't give issues getting to Germany:

Tracing route to 46.228.198.178 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms 105-236-11-193-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.11.193]
3 33 ms 20 ms 9 ms ipc-recieve-rb-2a.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.178.65]
4 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms rb-cr-1.za--rb-dca-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.146]
5 10 ms 9 ms 10 ms jh-cr-2.za--rb-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.31.95]
6 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms qux-jh-dca-2.za-b.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.165.115]
7 200 ms 199 ms 199 ms xe-4-1-0.edge5.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [212.72.41.89]
8 203 ms 203 ms 203 ms vl-3502-ve-116.csw1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [4.69.162.133]
9 203 ms 203 ms 203 ms ae-59-114.ebr1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [4.69.153.197]
10 217 ms 217 ms 217 ms ae-47-47.ebr2.Dusseldorf1.Level3.net [4.69.143.206]
11 318 ms 207 ms 212 ms ae-22-3205.car2.Dusseldorf1.Level3.net [4.69.161.166]
12 284 ms 222 ms 204 ms dialup-212.162.17.178.frankfurt1.mik.net [212.162.17.178]
13 325 ms 326 ms 325 ms 46.228.198.178

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Here is my unshaped* capped account:

 

[Timber_MG]

Whatever they term their shaping, it's obvious that the contention ratio is high.

I'm picking up issues on their intl transit yet again. It's becoming so comical when one has an IS account to compare.

 

[AfriMan]

Afrihost makes me sad.

Decided I'm going to use my gigs up yet my 40Mbit line looks like a 10Mbit line:

Cancelled my bundle today, so won't have to put up with this much longer. Even if I downgrade to a 20Mbit line I'll see faster speeds than this with my other ISP.

Doesn't look too good at all. I ran some international download tests and I was getting pretty good throughput on torrents. I'll run some further tests to the EU.

How were you running your throughput to get this test?

 

[AfriMan]

Afrihost, please see to it that your international transit has sufficient capacity please, it's so much cheaper than your IPC for example. IS doesn't give issues getting to Germany:

Tracing route to 46.228.198.178 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms 105-236-11-193-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.11.193]
3 33 ms 20 ms 9 ms ipc-recieve-rb-2a.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.178.65]
4 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms rb-cr-1.za--rb-dca-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.0.146]
5 10 ms 9 ms 10 ms jh-cr-2.za--rb-cr-1.za-a.mtnns.net [196.44.31.95]
6 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms qux-jh-dca-2.za-b.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.165.115]
7 200 ms 199 ms 199 ms xe-4-1-0.edge5.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [212.72.41.89]
8 203 ms 203 ms 203 ms vl-3502-ve-116.csw1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [4.69.162.133]
9 203 ms 203 ms 203 ms ae-59-114.ebr1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net [4.69.153.197]
10 217 ms 217 ms 217 ms ae-47-47.ebr2.Dusseldorf1.Level3.net [4.69.143.206]
11 318 ms 207 ms 212 ms ae-22-3205.car2.Dusseldorf1.Level3.net [4.69.161.166]
12 284 ms 222 ms 204 ms dialup-212.162.17.178.frankfurt1.mik.net [212.162.17.178]
13 325 ms 326 ms 325 ms 46.228.198.178

Latency seems fine until we hit Level 3's network - this is the same network that most SA ISP's peer with in EU. In fact, the destination latency seems to be much higher after you've left their network and reached the content provider network.

 

[AfriMan]

Latency is way up tonight, yet the afrihost website says everything is ok. Also have a friend reporting the same thing.

What gives?

Where are you seeing latency? If you can post some examples in a traceroute, that would be great