Need some help with a tracert

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einad5

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Hi

While trying to diagnose my 3g connection I got the following tracert:
Tracing route to telegraph.co.uk [72.246.64.144]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms my.router [192.168.1.1]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 86 ms 79 ms 69 ms 172.17.16.1
4 156 ms 89 ms 209 ms 192.168.102.2
5 146 ms 289 ms 89 ms 172.17.16.17
6 126 ms 99 ms 89 ms 8ta-150-178-02.telkomadsl.co.za [41.150.178.2]
7 115 ms 69 ms 69 ms rrba-ip-hsll-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.25.214.57]
8 323 ms 239 ms 239 ms lon-ip-hsll-1-gig-0-1-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.43.9.46]
9 325 ms 239 ms 239 ms xe-0-1-0-19.r00.londen10.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [83.231.146.245]
10 253 ms 239 ms 249 ms ae-7.r23.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.6.54]
11 324 ms 259 ms 259 ms ae-0.r22.londen03.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.85]
12 384 ms 348 ms 359 ms ae-4.r22.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.126]
13 402 ms 319 ms 319 ms ae-0.r23.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.73]
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 375 ms 369 ms 559 ms ae-2.r20.miamfl02.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.98]
17 565 ms 500 ms 656 ms ae-1.r04.miamfl02.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.111]
18 2182 ms 1947 ms 1640 ms ae-0.akamai.miamfl02.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.195.206]
19 469 ms 537 ms 380 ms telegraph.co.uk [72.246.64.144]

Trace complete.
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What concerns me is the first 5 steps.
Why do I get results in the 172 range? I do not have devices in that range on my network.
Any explanation would be appreciated.
 
einad5 said:
Hi

While trying to diagnose my 3g connection I got the following tracert:


What concerns me is the first 5 steps.
Why do I get results in the 172 range? I do not have devices in that range on my network.
Any explanation would be appreciated.
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I doubt 3-5 are on your network, it should be external.
 
Weird.

The 172 isn't in your network...the ping is too high. But its also too low to be an international address. So either its a legit TM thing or its a local crook messing with you.

I'm puzzled by the second 192.168 address though...didn't think that was possible.
 
The 172 range is also a private block like 192.x.x.x so it cant be on the open internet. It is possibly on the TM network, but how on earth would the ping be so high? If it is on the TM network I would bet half my problems are with that hop.
 
einad5 said:
It is possibly on the TM network
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Its definitely on the TM network...or at least beyond your walls.

einad5 said:
but how on earth would the ping be so high?
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Its 3G/HSDPA/LTE...latency blows on wireless solutions. Thats why all the gamers are on ADSL.

Also...you might want to include some actual info in future posts....you speak of local devices, 3g etc and don't even mention cell company (TM)...or...well anything really beyond a trace.
 
HavocXphere said:
Its definitely on the TM network...or at least beyond your walls.


Its 3G/HSDPA/LTE...latency blows on wireless solutions. Thats why all the gamers are on ADSL.

Also...you might want to include some actual info in future posts....you speak of local devices, 3g etc and don't even mention cell company (TM)...or...well anything really beyond a trace.
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Thanks for the help. Some general info.
This is a Telkom mobile connection.
Modem is plugged into a Asus RT-N13U Rev.B1
I am using a Poynting antenna.

My ping used to be relatively good. 270 to eu WoW servers and mostly dead stable. But the last few days things went to hell. Trying to find the problem lead me to the suspicious trace.

After some more digging I found other examples like the one ashfaak linked that would indicate this to be normal, but it is the first time I found a trace like this.

Thanks for the help.
 
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