I just caught one. Here is what it looks like in my ping trace when it occurs:
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=18ms TTL=63
[...]
Pinging cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.82] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=60
[...]
cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za
Pinging 169.1.5.128 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=118ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=105ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=60
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=60
Here's a tracert to the quake live server I am connecting to:
Tracing route to my.spikey.ninja [196.44.45.98]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 13 ms 12 ms 12 ms cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.82]
4 26 ms 22 ms 25 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
5 13 ms 13 ms 11 ms adept.ct1.napafrica.net [196.10.140.72]
6 57 ms 53 ms 57 ms v498.pe0.adc.adept.za.net [196.44.40.193]
7 16 ms 18 ms 14 ms g0-9.bb3.adc.adept.za.net [196.44.40.118]
8 34 ms 38 ms 43 ms my.spikey.ninja [196.44.45.98]
Trace complete.
The latency is primarily focused between that 3rd and 4th hop though I have seen pings to cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za climb into the 30s randomly from time to time from low 12s. bras seems to be like a fortress always pinging relatively low to it 10-13ms.
These pings are ran in parallel btw.
I'm really tired of sounding like a broken record but that 3rd to 4th hop is broken again latency wise tonight:
bras.afrihost.com:
Pinging bras.afrihost.com [155.239.255.250] with 32 bytes of dat
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=63
Reply from 155.239.255.250: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=63
cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za (3rd hop):
Pinging cpt-rx2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.82] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
Reply from 169.1.5.82: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=59
169.1.5.128 aka cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za (the 4th hop)
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=87ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=141ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=74ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=61
Reply from 169.1.5.128: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=61
All pings taken in parallel experience in game - trash.