Icemanbrfc
Honorary Master
Really going well for me
Happy Chappie, and youtube is doing great as well. Certainly router change has made a difference
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And it is like someone flicked a switch.
Now we drawing from London it seems, and is back to the same problems as every previous evening.
Al Jazeera
https://youtu.be/1YnlX4CkPDY
View attachment 391972
Image PID Address Send (B/sec) Receive (B/sec) Total (B/sec)
chrome.exe 7112 lhr35s01-in-f14.1e100.net 566 0 566
PS C:\Windows\system32> tracert afrihost.com
Tracing route to afrihost.com [104.20.31.244]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 23 ms 22 ms 22 ms cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.82]
4 23 ms 22 ms 22 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
5 23 ms 22 ms 23 ms 41.164.52.40
6 47 ms 44 ms 42 ms 172.18.1.162
7 46 ms 51 ms 44 ms cloudflare.ixp.joburg [196.46.25.198]
8 43 ms 42 ms 43 ms 104.20.31.244
Trace complete.
PS C:\Windows\system32> tracert youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube.com [216.58.208.174]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 23 ms 22 ms 22 ms cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.82]
4 22 ms 24 ms 26 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
5 22 ms 22 ms 22 ms 41.164.52.40
6 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms 172.18.1.162
7 42 ms 43 ms 42 ms 72.14.194.206
8 239 ms 226 ms 223 ms 72.14.234.161
9 229 ms 224 ms 220 ms 209.85.246.59
10 200 ms 200 ms 200 ms 216.239.46.39
11 200 ms 200 ms 200 ms lhr25s09-in-f174.1e100.net [216.58.208.174]
Trace complete.
PS C:\Windows\system32> ping bras.afrihost.com
Pinging bras.afrihost.com [155.239.255.250] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=63
Ping statistics for 155.239.255.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 21ms, Maximum = 22ms, Average = 21ms
This one works sort of after some time,
https://youtu.be/-96BEoXJMs0
Image PID Address Send (B/sec) Receive (B/sec) Total (B/sec)
chrome.exe 3196 173.194.151.73 18*941 0 18*941
And new IP for Youtube trace
PS C:\Windows\system32> tracert youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube.com [216.58.213.110]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 25 ms 22 ms 22 ms cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.82]
4 24 ms 21 ms 22 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
5 23 ms 22 ms 23 ms 41.164.52.40
6 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms 172.18.1.162
7 43 ms 42 ms 42 ms 72.14.194.206
8 200 ms 200 ms 222 ms 66.249.95.8
9 217 ms 220 ms 228 ms 216.239.59.5
10 199 ms 199 ms 198 ms 216.239.57.121
11 198 ms 198 ms 198 ms lhr25s02-in-f14.1e100.net [216.58.213.110]
Trace complete.
Unable to maintain manually forced 1080p on Al Jaz live.
C:\Users\Nicki>tracert -d -w 300 youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube.com [216.58.201.46]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 5 ms 4 ms 4 ms 192.168.10.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 150 ms 118 ms 106 ms 169.1.5.82
4 76 ms 64 ms * 169.1.5.128
5 84 ms 77 ms 87 ms 41.164.52.40
6 134 ms 138 ms * 172.18.1.162
7 139 ms 141 ms 144 ms 72.14.194.206
8 * 287 ms * 66.249.95.8
9 304 ms 190 ms 243 ms 209.85.250.232
10 318 ms * 279 ms 216.239.54.223
11 312 ms * 325 ms 72.14.234.131
12 * 224 ms * 216.58.201.46
13 335 ms * 308 ms 216.58.201.46
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Nicki>tracert -d -w 300 www.youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube-ui.l.google.com [172.217.23.46]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 4 ms 2 ms 4 ms 192.168.10.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 76 ms 16 ms 21 ms 169.1.5.82
4 80 ms 68 ms 59 ms 169.1.5.128
5 128 ms * 119 ms 41.164.52.40
6 133 ms 126 ms 136 ms 172.18.1.162
7 145 ms * 155 ms 72.14.194.206
8 313 ms * 315 ms 66.249.95.8
9 189 ms * 315 ms 209.85.249.60
10 292 ms * 306 ms 216.239.48.37
11 283 ms * 258 ms 108.170.235.105
12 322 ms * 281 ms 172.217.23.46
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Nicki>
If I refresh news24 whilst streaming the buffer runs out. 4Mb line, YT connection speed showing around 1700kbps
Whilst streaming Al JAz on 1080:
C:\Users\Nicki>ping bras.afrihost.com
Pinging bras.afrihost.com [155.239.255.250] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=128ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=121ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=63
Ping statistics for 155.239.255.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 121ms, Maximum = 144ms, Average = 133ms
C:\Users\Nicki>
With streaming stopped:
C:\Users\Nicki>ping bras.afrihost.com
Pinging bras.afrihost.com [155.239.255.250] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=63
Ping statistics for 155.239.255.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 16ms, Average = 12ms
C:\Users\Nicki>
Unable to maintain manually forced 1080p on Al Jaz live.
C:\Users\Nicki>tracert -d -w 300 youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube.com [216.58.201.46]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 5 ms 4 ms 4 ms 192.168.10.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 150 ms 118 ms 106 ms 169.1.5.82
4 76 ms 64 ms * 169.1.5.128
5 84 ms 77 ms 87 ms 41.164.52.40
6 134 ms 138 ms * 172.18.1.162
7 139 ms 141 ms 144 ms 72.14.194.206
8 * 287 ms * 66.249.95.8
9 304 ms 190 ms 243 ms 209.85.250.232
10 318 ms * 279 ms 216.239.54.223
11 312 ms * 325 ms 72.14.234.131
12 * 224 ms * 216.58.201.46
13 335 ms * 308 ms 216.58.201.46
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Nicki>tracert -d -w 300 www.youtube.com
Tracing route to youtube-ui.l.google.com [172.217.23.46]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 4 ms 2 ms 4 ms 192.168.10.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 76 ms 16 ms 21 ms 169.1.5.82
4 80 ms 68 ms 59 ms 169.1.5.128
5 128 ms * 119 ms 41.164.52.40
6 133 ms 126 ms 136 ms 172.18.1.162
7 145 ms * 155 ms 72.14.194.206
8 313 ms * 315 ms 66.249.95.8
9 189 ms * 315 ms 209.85.249.60
10 292 ms * 306 ms 216.239.48.37
11 283 ms * 258 ms 108.170.235.105
12 322 ms * 281 ms 172.217.23.46
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Nicki>
If I refresh news24 whilst streaming the buffer runs out. 4Mb line, YT connection speed showing around 1700kbps
Whilst streaming Al JAz on 1080:
C:\Users\Nicki>ping bras.afrihost.com
Pinging bras.afrihost.com [155.239.255.250] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=128ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=121ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=63
Ping statistics for 155.239.255.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 121ms, Maximum = 144ms, Average = 133ms
C:\Users\Nicki>
With streaming stopped:
C:\Users\Nicki>ping bras.afrihost.com
Pinging bras.afrihost.com [155.239.255.250] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=63
Ping statistics for 155.239.255.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 16ms, Average = 12ms
C:\Users\Nicki>
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