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A ping to facebook returns a different IP address.

Pinging facebook.com [66.220.156.68] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=297ms TTL=77
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=321ms TTL=77
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=77
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=77

Ping statistics for 66.220.156.68:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 257ms, Maximum = 321ms, Average = 284ms
 
Dianysis said:
Thanks Lara. Proves once again that something is up. Not looking good I'm afraid........

My p2p, Google play store downloads and international speeds are all borked.
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It is possible that it would have gotten better since I only run it for two minutes. :)
 
Yip, Facebook, Twitter, instagram, skype, Teamviewer, Sipgate.de, to name a few very slow, intermittent or not working at all.
 
ABCpt said:
A ping to facebook returns a different IP address.

Pinging facebook.com [66.220.156.68] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=297ms TTL=77
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=321ms TTL=77
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=77
Reply from 66.220.156.68: bytes=32 time=262ms TTL=77

Ping statistics for 66.220.156.68:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 257ms, Maximum = 321ms, Average = 284ms
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Thanks for the update, how does FB feel at the moment?
 
LaraC said:
It is possible that it would have gotten better since I only run it for two minutes. :)
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That download (I test the same file) is usually running at full speed within 20 seconds for me (during the day and before 7 pm-ish at night). Now it doesn't reach full speed and it is very jumpy. And if I connect to the vpn that routes me internationally - then all hell breaks loose.
 
AfriGenie said:
Thanks for the update, how does FB feel at the moment?
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At least some of the page loads now, where as earlier nothing loaded.

Tracing route to facebook.com [173.252.74.68]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 2 ms 1 ms 1 ms 10.0.0.10
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * 107 ms 189 ms cpt-up2.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.106]
4 28 ms 26 ms 24 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
5 28 ms 25 ms 25 ms 41.164.52.40
6 110 ms 26 ms 26 ms if-ae-7-0.tcore2.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.165.25]
7 256 ms 304 ms 203 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.164.253]
8 226 ms 204 ms 189 ms if-ae-5-90.tcore2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.159.109]
9 212 ms 203 ms 204 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.158.5]
10 227 ms 203 ms * if-ae-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.158.30]
11 233 ms 409 ms 231 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore2.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.139.1]
12 253 ms 197 ms 305 ms if-ae-11-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.139.42]
13 225 ms 205 ms 202 ms if-ae-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.130.130]
14 319 ms 362 ms 246 ms 195.219.83.102
15 418 ms 512 ms 318 ms ae-3-19.edge2.SanJose3.Level3.net [4.69.209.189]
16 385 ms 365 ms 510 ms 4.53.210.78
17 433 ms 409 ms 409 ms ae2.bb03.sjc1.tfbnw.net [31.13.26.164]
18 381 ms 358 ms 407 ms ae24.bb03.prn2.tfbnw.net [31.13.28.204]
19 430 ms 408 ms 409 ms ae43.dr01.prn2.tfbnw.net [31.13.31.119]
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 382 ms 406 ms 408 ms edge-star-mini-shv-04-prn2.facebook.com [173.252.74.68]

Trace complete.
 
LaraC said:
It is possible that it would have gotten better since I only run it for two minutes. :)
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Dianysis said:
That download (I test the same file) is usually running at full speed within 20 seconds for me (during the day and before 7 pm-ish at night). Now it doesn't reach full speed and it is very jumpy. And if I connect to the vpn that routes me internationally - then all hell breaks lose.
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The active Seed and Peer count for that specific torrent doesn't look very high at the moment, that can also affect the stability of the speeds somewhat.

Are you getting similar dips and spikes with other P2P files?
 
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AfriGenie said:
The aSeed and Peer count for that specific torrent doesn't look very high at the moment, that can also affect the stability of the speeds somewhat.

Are you getting similar dips and spikes with other P2P files?
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With all p2p files. I load multiple files in order to saturate my line. Before 7 all good. Sometime after 7/8 pm.......does not preform well. Usually stabilises some time around 10.

EDIT: whatever tweaks you guys are rolling out seem to be having a very negative effect on international speeds that I am experiencing.

EDIT: seems a bit more stable......holding thumbs.
 
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So here's a traceroute that seems to show things as basically ok:

traceroute to www.facebook.com (31.13.90.36), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
1 adsl.wfeet.za.net (192.168.1.1) 1.681 ms 1.792 ms 1.941 ms
2 * * *
3 cpt-up2.ip.adsl.co.za (169.1.5.106) 34.230 ms 36.633 ms 37.522 ms
4 cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za (169.1.5.128) 39.506 ms 43.614 ms 44.773 ms
5 41.164.52.40 (41.164.52.40) 53.910 ms 54.088 ms 54.541 ms
6 if-ae-7-0.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net (41.206.164.53) 89.108 ms if-ae-7-0.tcore2.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net (41.206.165.25) 51.383 ms 53.805 ms
7 if-ae-2-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net (41.206.164.253) 205.727 ms if-ae-5-90.tcore2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net (80.231.159.109) 177.467 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net (41.206.164.253) 180.732 ms
8 if-ae-5-40.tcore2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net (80.231.159.89) 188.945 ms if-p-6.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net (41.206.164.6) 156.948 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net (80.231.158.5) 175.198 ms
9 if-ae-2-2.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net (80.231.158.5) 176.396 ms if-ae-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net (80.231.158.30) 189.658 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net (80.231.158.5) 176.927 ms
10 if-ae-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net (80.231.138.22) 189.261 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore2.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net (80.231.139.1) 182.988 ms 182.016 ms
11 if-ae-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net (80.231.138.22) 173.018 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net (80.231.131.2) 179.770 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore2.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net (80.231.139.1) 192.908 ms
12 if-ae-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net (80.231.130.130) 173.288 ms if-ae-2-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net (80.231.131.2) 179.733 ms if-ae-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net (80.231.130.130) 167.835 ms
13 195.219.83.186 (195.219.83.186) 175.042 ms if-ae-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net (80.231.130.130) 173.443 ms 168.084 ms
14 ae-1.r00.londen10.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.3.31) 172.321 ms 195.219.83.186 (195.219.83.186) 174.783 ms 181.889 ms
15 ae-1.r00.londen10.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.3.31) 183.428 ms 81.25.207.98 (81.25.207.98) 217.597 ms ae-1.r00.londen10.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net (129.250.3.31) 173.893 ms
16 po102.psw01a.lhr3.tfbnw.net (74.119.79.103) 173.490 ms 81.25.207.98 (81.25.207.98) 202.065 ms po102.psw01a.lhr3.tfbnw.net (74.119.79.103) 174.048 ms
17 po102.psw01d.lhr3.tfbnw.net (74.119.79.155) 169.555 ms 169.858 ms msw1ar.01.lhr3.tfbnw.net (173.252.65.156) 178.246 ms
18 edge-star-mini-shv-01-lhr3.facebook.com (31.13.90.36) 170.037 ms 167.294 ms 167.324 ms


The actual load time is terrible though. The problem *seems* to be mostly with HTTPS. Anyway here is a HAR of my attempt to load Facebook:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6uJwxzv5kmqeGs4SkVHUGtGWm8/view?usp=sharing

(that's facebook1.har, which you can view in a HAR viewer such as https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/har_analyzer/
 
Standard Bank not opening at all, mybb takes ages to load. Whatsapp messages hanging, 30 second delay to send.
So we have come full circle here, the 'new network' now echoes that of the MTN network days.
 
@AfriGenie It is almost time to continue in a new thread. :)
 
Hummercellc said:
Standard Bank not opening at all, mybb takes ages to load. Whatsapp messages hanging, 30 second delay to send.
So we have come full circle here, the 'new network' now echoes that of the MTN network days.
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I don't think that's fair, it's definitely obvious that some Clients aren't have as great an experience as others, but we're looking into this now to figure out why.
 
AfriGenie said:
I don't think that's fair, it's definitely obvious that some Clients aren't have as great an experience as others, but we're looking into this now to figure out why.
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Not to be rude AfriGenie, but never use that phrase. It's his opinion, it doesn't have to be fair.

Currently not having issues but I went out to eat, just got back. Will see what it's like next week and base on that. Currently all the exams coming up so no gaming :(
 
Intentional torrent throttling? all torrents not running at all tonight... :o literally not 1kb/s :wtf:
 
AfriGenie said:
I don't think that's fair, it's definitely obvious that some Clients aren't have as great an experience as others, but we're looking into this now to figure out why.
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This has been ongoing for the last week or two, I am paying my full subscription every month, I can understand things break or go wrong. But why is it taking so long to correct. 2 or 3 days sure, but a week? I am highly frustrated here. To be fair, Afrihost down played the MTN network problems for months. So how can we trust anything communicated to us? I am not trying to be a a$$ nor reductive.
 
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