Detecting a congested ADSL exchange - Guide

Can anyone beat this?

tracert www.google.co.za

Tracing route to www.google.co.za [216.58.223.3]over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 1443 ms 1062 ms * ipc-2-up.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.22]
5 1044 ms * * ipc-aggr-2.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.57]
6 * 1304 ms 1694 ms blv-pr-01-be200-vl1.net.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.53]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 458 ms 545 ms 601 ms jb1-pr-01-te1-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.6]
9 539 ms 542 ms 1078 ms jb1-google-gw.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.22]
10 1062 ms 1026 ms 1582 ms 72.14.237.239
11 269 ms 291 ms 325 ms jnb01s07-in-f3.1e100.net [216.58.223.3]

Trace complete.
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Losing my mind here

Is there anything at all that I can do regarding congestion? Ever since April this year my latency has been all over the place. I phone telkom (from a cell ouch) and after various to and fro's and there's nothing wrong with your line conversations my latency stabilizes for a few weeks only to return to its former state eventually. Should I swap internet somehow and get off telkom's ADSL or what does one do? Diablo 3 sits at 700-1200ms until about 1am when it goes back to the normal 186-220ms

>tracert www.google.co.za

Tracing route to www.google.co.za [216.58.223.3]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 599 ms 406 ms 365 ms 196-210-150-1.dynamic.isadsl.co.za [196.210.150.1]
3 640 ms 647 ms 550 ms cdsl2-ctn-vl2276.ip.isnet.net [196.38.72.125]
4 645 ms 567 ms 500 ms 196.35.115.136
5 648 ms 451 ms 407 ms mi-za-cpt-p7-te0-0-0-0.ip.isnet.net [168.209.6.12]
6 646 ms * 526 ms 168.209.100.101
7 645 ms 566 ms 372 ms 196.26.0.130
8 637 ms 472 ms 481 ms 72.14.205.16
9 483 ms 441 ms 468 ms 72.14.237.239
10 543 ms 497 ms 521 ms jnb01s07-in-f3.1e100.net [216.58.223.3]

Trace complete.
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http://capetown.spdtst.saix.net/
Download speed: 659kbps (82.4KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload speed: 331kbps (41.4KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 483ms
8/7/2015 , 8:47:27 PM
 
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ogkspaz said:
Is there anything at all that I can do regarding congestion? Ever since April this year my latency has been all over the place. I phone telkom (from a cell ouch) and after various to and fro's and there's nothing wrong with your line conversations my latency stabilizes for a few weeks only to return to its former state eventually. Should I swap internet somehow and get off telkom's ADSL or what does one do? Diablo 3 sits at 700-1200ms until about 1am when it goes back to the normal 186-220ms
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So I'm not alone on this... It's the exact same problem I've been having since roughly the same time. I message Telkom constantly, they keep saying nothing's wrong and that they've "opened up a ticket" until the issue magically fixes itself one day after they hadn't replied in weeks. Then a few weeks after that, my latency goes super high again. I have a folder full of speed tests that look almost exactly like that. Massive latency after the hop to router.

And I can't even just switch ISPs because it's almost definitely my line or the exchange because the issues aren't limited to my Telkom account - Afrihost does the same thing. It's frustrating as hell.
 
sigh

Tracing route to google.co.za [66.8.14.230]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 67 ms 61 ms 63 ms 105-236-5-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.5
.65]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 68 ms 56 ms 41 ms 41.181.222.102
5 64 ms 63 ms 68 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.19
8.188]
6 67 ms 70 ms 64 ms 66.8.14.230

Trace complete.

Tracing route to google.co.za [66.8.14.237]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 * 58 ms 72 ms 105-236-5-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.5
.65]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 59 ms 66 ms * 41.181.222.102
5 65 ms 58 ms 55 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.19
8.188]
6 70 ms 67 ms 64 ms 66.8.14.237

Trace complete.

these are the kinds of speeds i get most nights
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Mousie said:
sigh

Tracing route to google.co.za [66.8.14.230]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 67 ms 61 ms 63 ms 105-236-5-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.5
.65]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 68 ms 56 ms 41 ms 41.181.222.102
5 64 ms 63 ms 68 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.19
8.188]
6 67 ms 70 ms 64 ms 66.8.14.230

Trace complete.

Tracing route to google.co.za [66.8.14.237]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 * 58 ms 72 ms 105-236-5-65-esr-lo.mtnbusiness.co.za [105.236.5
.65]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 59 ms 66 ms * 41.181.222.102
5 65 ms 58 ms 55 ms tb-dca-2.za--qux-c.za.mtnbusiness.net [41.181.19
8.188]
6 70 ms 67 ms 64 ms 66.8.14.237

Trace complete.

these are the kinds of speeds i get most nights
View attachment 295902
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Afrihosts?
 
I'm in Douglasdale. Phone number is 011462****. During the day, 3:25pm:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 39 ms 40 ms 29 ms 169-0-12-1.ip.afrihost.co.za [169.0.12.1]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 43 ms 37 ms 43 ms jhb-up7.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.6]
5 41 ms 42 ms 40 ms jhb-up8b.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.56]

I will check later this evening once everyone gets home. What else can I check to see if there's something dodgy?
 
Goodwod, tel: 021 591 xxxx, time: 17:30

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 490 ms 409 ms 404 ms dsl-197-245-22-1.voxdsl.co.za [197.245.22.1]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 680 ms 544 ms 428 ms vox-upload-teraco-cpt-barrack-ipc.vox.co.za
5 500 ms 514 ms 519 ms vox-b2b-pts-barrack-ipc-int.vox.co.za
 
So I guess the below shows, not only is there congestion at my exchange, it's completely screwed ????


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Can someone interpret this result?

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C:\Users\JZ>tracert mybroadband.co.za

Tracing route to mybroadband.co.za [104.20.71.110]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.123.254
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 11 ms 9 ms 10 ms ipc-1-up.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.6]
4 11 ms 11 ms 10 ms ipc-aggr-1.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.13]
5 34 ms 33 ms 33 ms jb1-pr-02-te1-1-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.6]
6 34 ms 33 ms 33 ms jb1-pr-02-te1-1-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.6]
7 33 ms 33 ms 32 ms cloudflare.ixp.joburg [196.46.25.198]
8 33 ms 33 ms 33 ms 104.20.71.110

Trace complete.

C:\Users\JZ>
 
ADSL in Vredekloof Sqaure, been like this since i got it confirmed its Exchange Congestion :( its like this 24/7

Tracing route to mybroadband.co.za [104.20.72.110]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.9.1 [192.168.9.1]
2 302 ms 302 ms 343 ms 169-0-23-1.ip.afrihost.co.za [169.0.23.1]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 326 ms 368 ms 445 ms cpt-rx1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.94]
5 313 ms 327 ms 364 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
6 464 ms 327 ms 268 ms 41.164.52.40
7 374 ms 373 ms 374 ms 172.18.1.162 [172.18.1.162]
8 * 390 ms 374 ms cloudflare.ixp.joburg [196.46.25.198]
9 358 ms 402 ms 399 ms 104.20.72.110

Trace complete.
 
willsotaku said:
ADSL in Vredekloof Sqaure, been like this since i got it confirmed its Exchange Congestion :( its like this 24/7

Tracing route to mybroadband.co.za [104.20.72.110]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.9.1 [192.168.9.1]
2 302 ms 302 ms 343 ms 169-0-23-1.ip.afrihost.co.za [169.0.23.1]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 326 ms 368 ms 445 ms cpt-rx1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.94]
5 313 ms 327 ms 364 ms cpt-net1.ip.adsl.co.za [169.1.5.128]
6 464 ms 327 ms 268 ms 41.164.52.40
7 374 ms 373 ms 374 ms 172.18.1.162 [172.18.1.162]
8 * 390 ms 374 ms cloudflare.ixp.joburg [196.46.25.198]
9 358 ms 402 ms 399 ms 104.20.72.110

Trace complete.
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Try this test: http://capetown.spdtst.saix.net/
 
Afrihost:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2484 kbps (310.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 334 kbps (41.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 139 ms
9/15/2016, 12:31:19 PM


Telkom Guest:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 2939 kbps (367.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 349 kbps (43.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 147 ms
9/15/2016, 12:33:59 PM
 
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