this is a server in CPT and confirmed with axxess that from their offices the server does respond just fine so it only affects people in the nothern areas or SA
Pinging 152.111.192.241 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=72ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=95ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Reply from 152.111.192.241: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=114
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 152.111.192.241:
Packets: Sent = 67, Received = 55, Lost = 12 (17% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 50ms, Maximum = 101ms, Average = 58ms
this is a ping to a JHB server
Pinging 129.232.130.55 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 129.232.130.55: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Ping statistics for 129.232.130.55:
Packets: Sent = 16, Received = 16, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 29ms, Maximum = 55ms, Average = 36ms
so that rules out my line or exchange being the issue. With a Telkom account everything works just fine