Afrihost POC Network - Afrigreen Feedback

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Bryn said:
It would be interesting to compare a trace route from a connection struggling on Afrigreen with the one I posted above.
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Thing is nothing appears amiss on tracerts or speedtests yet youtube has just taken 1:30 to load the page, not a vid just the page!



Tracing route to www.google.com [216.58.223.4]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 29 ms 27 ms 36 ms ipc-tx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.237]
4 39 ms 30 ms 29 ms ipc-rx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.238]
5 28 ms 41 ms 33 ms 41.170.79.236
6 29 ms 32 ms 27 ms google.jb1.napafrica.net [196.46.25.166]
7 33 ms 29 ms 30 ms 72.14.237.239
8 27 ms 27 ms 28 ms jnb01s07-in-f4.1e100.net [216.58.223.4]

Trace complete.

Infact one might think that shaping were being applied!
 
The only thing that isn't working for me on the Afrigreen network at the moment is Twitch.tv, especially Saltybet.com, which you need to watch on medium or above cause you can't see **** on anything lower. This all started around Sunday/Monday last week.
 
Afrigreen POC test network Cape Town this morning
- high latency, download speed better than after 22:00 last night, but Cannot Get Mail (imap.gmail.com) this morning.

Last Result:
Download Speed: 3276 kbps (409.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 404 kbps (50.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 112 ms
09/08/2015, 09:53:20
 
Gian said:
...but we believe that the Afrigreen network is now purring along beautifully.
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..lol

Gian said:
..We may hit a few more snags along the way, but overall I'm convinced you are going to love your Internet experience on Afrigreen.
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.Lawl.
 
Well I suspended my account and moved to VOX but was pleasantly surprised to receive the 100GB free from Afrihost so I switched back to give them a try.

Well that 100GB is worth every Cent I paid for it...............

I tried, I realy tried, for 24 hours and now it is back to VOX for me.

I do actually need to get some work done and the wife wants to watch a movie that doesn't buffer or lose the connection every 5 min.

Afrigreen is still not stable enough for actual use.....
 
Bryn said:
Things still working great my side. Can't understand why my experience differs so much from many people in this thread.
/Snip
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We are in the right part of the country. I can't complain about my network either. Terrible that others have difficulties.
 
I tried my Afrigreen accounts earlier and well no improvement since yesterday.
Connection runs fine for a few minutes.
All throughput stalls for a second or so.
Connections throughput returns but very slow.
Then the process starts all over again in reverse.
And between each "stall" in throughput routing changes, one path via 41 Neotel ip address and the other via 169 Afrihost ip address.
 
I’ve used Zertop’s line diagnostics tool to obtain the following stats. It looks fine to me.
Code: 
Local Tracert 

Tracing route to news24.co.za [41.86.110.143]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2    41 ms    40 ms    39 ms  41.170.79.229 
  3    44 ms    44 ms    44 ms  41.170.79.230 
  4    44 ms    45 ms    44 ms  41.170.79.236 
  5    46 ms    46 ms    46 ms  mweb.jb1.napafrica.net [196.46.25.145] 
  6    69 ms    67 ms    67 ms  te0-7-0-3.vic-p-2.optinet.net [197.80.7.98] 
  7    63 ms    63 ms    63 ms  te0-0-0-0.cpt-p-1.optinet.net [197.84.4.34] 
  8    59 ms    59 ms    59 ms  vl12.cpt-hscore-2.optinet.net [197.84.5.254] 
  9    66 ms    64 ms    63 ms  vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70] 
 10    61 ms    61 ms    61 ms  gig5-2-cpt-opt-65-1.optinet.net [196.41.133.166] 
 11    64 ms    64 ms    64 ms  OPTI-CPT-N1-Hosting.optinet.net [197.84.196.6] 
 12    60 ms    60 ms    60 ms  197-84-208-146.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.84.208.146] 
 13    67 ms    66 ms    66 ms  41-86-110-143.mweb.co.za [41.86.110.143] 

Trace complete.
  
International Tracert 

Tracing route to thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2    46 ms    45 ms    44 ms  ipc-tx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.237] 
  3    45 ms    44 ms    44 ms  ipc-rx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.238] 
  4    45 ms    44 ms    44 ms  41.170.79.236 
  5    40 ms    40 ms    40 ms  41.169.26.62 
  6    40 ms    39 ms    40 ms  ix-0-3-0-0.tcore1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net [216.6.55.37] 
  7   216 ms   213 ms   215 ms  if-4-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.178.2] 
  8   201 ms   187 ms   308 ms  if-1-0-0-4.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [195.219.214.37] 
  9   219 ms   219 ms   221 ms  if-0-0-0-2000.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.158.1] 
 10   216 ms   219 ms   216 ms  if-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.158.30] 
 11   219 ms   219 ms   219 ms  if-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.138.22] 
 12   222 ms   221 ms   221 ms  if-2-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.131.2] 
 13   220 ms   220 ms   220 ms  if-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.130.130] 
 14   217 ms   217 ms   216 ms  195.219.83.102 
 15   219 ms   219 ms   219 ms  ae-240-3616.edge6.London1.Level3.net [4.69.166.93] 
 16   219 ms   219 ms   219 ms  ae-240-3616.edge6.London1.Level3.net [4.69.166.93] 
 17   225 ms   239 ms   239 ms  netconnex-thn.edge6.London1.Level3.net [212.113.9.242] 
 18   224 ms   224 ms   225 ms  te2-1-9.star10g.bdr-rt3.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.17] 
 19   222 ms   220 ms   224 ms  te1-1-1-31.core-rs2.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.85] 
 20   217 ms   217 ms   217 ms  www.thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130] 

Trace complete.
  
International Speedtest 
Downloaded 10.0 megabytes in 26 seconds. (393.10 KB/s)
  
Local Speedtest 
Downloaded 8000.0 kilobytes in 9 seconds. (869.94 KB/s)
  
  
  
  
Test End Timestamp 
2015-08-09 15:46:59.19
 
Aaaand AfriGreen is titsup again today, just like yesterday.

Come on AfriTeam... it was potentially awesome... take it back to that.
 
LaraC said:
I’ve used Zertop’s line diagnostics tool to obtain the following stats. It looks fine to me.
Code: 
Local Tracert 

Tracing route to news24.co.za [41.86.110.143]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2    41 ms    40 ms    39 ms  41.170.79.229 
  3    44 ms    44 ms    44 ms  41.170.79.230 
  4    44 ms    45 ms    44 ms  41.170.79.236 
  5    46 ms    46 ms    46 ms  mweb.jb1.napafrica.net [196.46.25.145] 
  6    69 ms    67 ms    67 ms  te0-7-0-3.vic-p-2.optinet.net [197.80.7.98] 
  7    63 ms    63 ms    63 ms  te0-0-0-0.cpt-p-1.optinet.net [197.84.4.34] 
  8    59 ms    59 ms    59 ms  vl12.cpt-hscore-2.optinet.net [197.84.5.254] 
  9    66 ms    64 ms    63 ms  vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70] 
 10    61 ms    61 ms    61 ms  gig5-2-cpt-opt-65-1.optinet.net [196.41.133.166] 
 11    64 ms    64 ms    64 ms  OPTI-CPT-N1-Hosting.optinet.net [197.84.196.6] 
 12    60 ms    60 ms    60 ms  197-84-208-146.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.84.208.146] 
 13    67 ms    66 ms    66 ms  41-86-110-143.mweb.co.za [41.86.110.143] 

Trace complete.
  
International Tracert 

Tracing route to thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2    46 ms    45 ms    44 ms  ipc-tx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.237] 
  3    45 ms    44 ms    44 ms  ipc-rx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.238] 
  4    45 ms    44 ms    44 ms  41.170.79.236 
  5    40 ms    40 ms    40 ms  41.169.26.62 
  6    40 ms    39 ms    40 ms  ix-0-3-0-0.tcore1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net [216.6.55.37] 
  7   216 ms   213 ms   215 ms  if-4-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.178.2] 
  8   201 ms   187 ms   308 ms  if-1-0-0-4.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [195.219.214.37] 
  9   219 ms   219 ms   221 ms  if-0-0-0-2000.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.158.1] 
 10   216 ms   219 ms   216 ms  if-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.158.30] 
 11   219 ms   219 ms   219 ms  if-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.138.22] 
 12   222 ms   221 ms   221 ms  if-2-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.131.2] 
 13   220 ms   220 ms   220 ms  if-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.130.130] 
 14   217 ms   217 ms   216 ms  195.219.83.102 
 15   219 ms   219 ms   219 ms  ae-240-3616.edge6.London1.Level3.net [4.69.166.93] 
 16   219 ms   219 ms   219 ms  ae-240-3616.edge6.London1.Level3.net [4.69.166.93] 
 17   225 ms   239 ms   239 ms  netconnex-thn.edge6.London1.Level3.net [212.113.9.242] 
 18   224 ms   224 ms   225 ms  te2-1-9.star10g.bdr-rt3.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.17] 
 19   222 ms   220 ms   224 ms  te1-1-1-31.core-rs2.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.85] 
 20   217 ms   217 ms   217 ms  www.thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130] 

Trace complete.
  
International Speedtest 
Downloaded 10.0 megabytes in 26 seconds. (393.10 KB/s)
  
Local Speedtest 
Downloaded 8000.0 kilobytes in 9 seconds. (869.94 KB/s)
  
  
  
  
Test End Timestamp 
2015-08-09 15:46:59.19
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Look at hop 2 & 3, yours is also switching between Neotel and Afrihost....
Do a trace route over and over to the same site and you will see how the routing keeps changing.
 
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LaraC said:
Mine happens without any noticeable hiccups. Why is your connection affected by the changeover?
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No idea, this should not be happening to start with.

Looking at other ISP's hop 1,2,3 & 4 are normally static and never change.

If I watch a YouTube Video and the routing changes, YouTube stops buffering and I have to refresh the page, as throughput drops off between the change.

I notice this on Skype as well, in a call routing changes and the call drops "Connection Lost" error.
 
Hummercellc said:
No idea, this should not be happening to start with.

Looking at other ISP's hop 1,2,3 & 4 are normally static and never change.

If I watch a YouTube Video and the routing changes, YouTube stops buffering and I have to refresh the page, as throughput drops off between the change.

I notice this on Skype as well, in a call routing changes and the call drops "Connection Lost" error.
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I've looked at several YouTube videos and ever since I was told about stats for nerds I can't say that I have seen videos where there were any packet losses.
 
caroper said:
Well I suspended my account and moved to VOX but was pleasantly surprised to receive the 100GB free from Afrihost so I switched back to give them a try.

Well that 100GB is worth every Cent I paid for it...............

I tried, I realy tried, for 24 hours and now it is back to VOX for me.

I do actually need to get some work done and the wife wants to watch a movie that doesn't buffer or lose the connection every 5 min.

Afrigreen is still not stable enough for actual use.....
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Same boat dude... 100GB I can barely do sheet with... gee thanks afrislowst.

Back to my Vox account so I dont have to listen to the kid and wife complaining about slow youtube and streaming...
 
Thanks for the free 100GB. Using it to help you with testing (and do a few torrents :D)

Overnight torrents are fine. 190kB/s on a 2mb line. Currently (4pm on a Sunday) I am stuck at 4kb/s. Other high bandwidth activities (like video streaming) is also slow and a lot of buffering.

Speedtest looks fine though.

I will stick with my other supplier until this is sorted.
 
For what it is worth...

Code: 
Local Tracert 

Tracing route to news24.co.za [41.86.110.143]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2    91 ms    79 ms   149 ms  41.170.79.229 
  3    45 ms    46 ms    42 ms  41.170.79.230 
  4    48 ms    41 ms    52 ms  41.170.79.236 
  5    41 ms    43 ms    43 ms  mweb.jb1.napafrica.net [196.46.25.145] 
  6    62 ms    77 ms    72 ms  te0-7-0-3.vic-p-1.optinet.net [197.80.7.1] 
  7    83 ms    65 ms    86 ms  te0-0-0-0.cpt-p-2.optinet.net [197.84.4.46] 
  8    68 ms    61 ms    59 ms  vl12.cpt-hscore-2.optinet.net [197.84.5.254] 
  9    59 ms    59 ms    65 ms  vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70] 
 10    61 ms    63 ms    60 ms  gig5-2-cpt-opt-65-1.optinet.net [196.41.133.166] 
 11    66 ms    67 ms    68 ms  OPTI-CPT-N1-Hosting.optinet.net [197.84.196.6] 
 12    59 ms    61 ms    63 ms  197-84-208-146.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.84.208.146] 
 13    74 ms    66 ms    70 ms  41-86-110-143.mweb.co.za [41.86.110.143] 

Trace complete.
  
International Tracert 

Tracing route to thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2    48 ms    63 ms    43 ms  ipc-tx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.237] 
  3    42 ms    40 ms    54 ms  ipc-rx-b-access.afrihost.co.za [169.1.1.238] 
  4    44 ms    42 ms    62 ms  41.170.79.236 
  5    42 ms    45 ms    47 ms  41.169.26.62 
  6    46 ms    43 ms    42 ms  ix-0-3-0-0.tcore1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net [216.6.55.37] 
  7   215 ms   217 ms   217 ms  if-4-2.tcore1.KLT-Cape-Town.as6453.net [41.206.178.2] 
  8   192 ms   189 ms   250 ms  if-0-1-0.core2.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [41.206.164.58] 
  9   217 ms   237 ms   230 ms  if-0-0-0-2000.tcore1.PV9-Lisbon.as6453.net [80.231.158.1] 
 10   217 ms   218 ms   218 ms  if-1-3.tcore1.SV8-Highbridge.as6453.net [80.231.158.30] 
 11   217 ms   216 ms   218 ms  if-19-2.tcore2.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.138.22] 
 12   235 ms   217 ms   218 ms  if-2-2.tcore1.L78-London.as6453.net [80.231.131.2] 
 13   222 ms   216 ms   220 ms  if-17-2.tcore1.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.130.130] 
 14   219 ms   223 ms   223 ms  195.219.83.102 
 15   215 ms   240 ms   220 ms  ae-127-3513.edge6.London1.Level3.net [4.69.166.65] 
 16   214 ms   220 ms   213 ms  ae-127-3513.edge6.London1.Level3.net [4.69.166.65] 
 17   220 ms   221 ms   225 ms  netconnex-thn.edge6.London1.Level3.net [212.113.9.242] 
 18   220 ms   223 ms   220 ms  te2-1-9.star10g.bdr-rt3.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.17] 
 19   228 ms   227 ms   228 ms  te1-1-1-31.core-rs2.thdo.ncuk.net [80.249.97.85] 
 20   216 ms   220 ms   217 ms  www.thinkbroadband.com [80.249.99.130] 

Trace complete.
  
International Speedtest 
Downloaded 10.0 megabytes in 52 seconds. (193.92 KB/s)
  
Local Speedtest 
Downloaded 8000.0 kilobytes in 9 seconds. (834.38 KB/s)
  
  
  
  
Test End Timestamp 
2015-08-09 16:14:02.56

International completely borked for me!
 
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