SAIX: high latency

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Pinging www.saix.net [196.25.1.200] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=187ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=193ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=187ms TTL=251
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In CPT on DLS384 using Web Africa (SAIX) prepaid.

Anyone else experiencing this? :(
 
Mine was doing that earlier. Made playing on the SGS servers impossible. Try pinging another local site, such as http://www.is.co.za. I think it was only SAIX itself for me.

Now my two SAIX accounts (Sainet and Webafrica prepaid) aren't connecting at all. Not sure if it's related, though.
 
Pinging www.iol.co.za [196.30.168.79] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=57
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=57
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=57
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=57
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Thanks for your reply. :)

I've emailed Web Africa. Still waiting to hear from them.
 
Pinging www.saix.net [196.25.1.200] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=251
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:)

I get < 10ms at work. Using 4Mbps DSL on Web Africa (SAIX).
 
Pinging www.saix.net [196.25.1.200] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=251

Ping statistics for 196.25.1.200:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 12ms, Average = 11ms

At home - CPT
 
Ya, looks like its specific to some locations in CT? There's nada on the saix noticeboard about it, and still seems to be slow for me:

PING www.saix.net (196.25.1.200): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 196.25.1.200: icmp_seq=0 ttl=251 time=165.972 ms
64 bytes from 196.25.1.200: icmp_seq=1 ttl=251 time=176.352 ms
64 bytes from 196.25.1.200: icmp_seq=2 ttl=251 time=179.152 ms
64 bytes from 196.25.1.200: icmp_seq=3 ttl=251 time=180.299 ms
64 bytes from 196.25.1.200: icmp_seq=4 ttl=251 time=177.454 ms
64 bytes from 196.25.1.200: icmp_seq=5 ttl=251 time=218.197 ms
--- www.saix.net ping statistics ---
6 packets transmitted, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 165.972/182.904/218.197/16.461 ms
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Ya, looks like its specific to some locations in CT?
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Nope, I'm getting >200ms on WA384 Saix.:eek: (Pretoria)

My ping to mybroadband is fine though:
Mybroadband <50ms
IOL <50ms

Telkom.co.za times out for pings, but the webpage is still OK.:confused:

Same results on International and Local (Prepaid)
 
I'm in Bloemfontein and with my Cybersmart SAIX account I get this:

Pinging www.saix.net [196.25.1.200] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=243ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=252ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=248ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=240ms TTL=251

Ping statistics for 196.25.1.200:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 240ms, Maximum = 252ms, Average = 245ms

Pinging mybroadband.co.za [196.40.97.12] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=72ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=72ms TTL=247
Reply from 196.40.97.12: bytes=32 time=74ms TTL=247

Ping statistics for 196.40.97.12:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 72ms, Maximum = 74ms, Average = 72ms


Pinging www.iol.co.za [196.30.168.79] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=58
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=84ms TTL=58
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=58
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=58

Ping statistics for 196.30.168.79:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 71ms, Maximum = 84ms, Average = 75ms


Shocking isnt it ?

Any ideas as to what could be the cause of higher latencies ?

BTW, this is a normal shaped account...


:confused:
 
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if i ping saix.net i get 200ms.

HOWEVER , if i load up BF2 and have a game, my ping is 29ms.

So you might want to try just playing
 
When I play BF2 i ping between 50 - 60ms. I'm on a 384k line, but 5 of my friends (all 5 also on Cybersmart) , also on 384, ping between 25-40ms. Now how is that possible ? Upgraded exchanges ? Overloaded dslam on my exchange ? They have a better connection routing ?

I wish someone from telscum could answer me these question so that I can have peace with it.

:(
 
StoneCold said:
When I play BF2 i ping between 50 - 60ms. I'm on a 384k line, but 5 of my friends (all 5 also on Cybersmart) , also on 384, ping between 25-40ms. Now how is that possible ? Upgraded exchanges ? Overloaded dslam on my exchange ? They have a better connection routing ?

I wish someone from telscum could answer me these question so that I can have peace with it.

:(
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Are your friends also in Bloemfontein? They could just be closer to the server, if not.
 
general koffi, yeah all of them are also in Bloemfontein, but all of them have the same exchange, its just me that is located on a different exchange. And I think that exchange has either been upgraded or they get routed straight to the server whereas I are routed via "moerlandspan" to the SGS servers :mad:

Earlier in the year I had low pings of 33 - 45ms but for the past 4/5 months, its been higher ever since...
 
Latency to SAIX seems high again.

Pinging www.saix.net [196.25.1.200] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=204ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=204ms TTL=251
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=206ms TTL=251
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Pinging www.iol.co.za [196.30.168.79] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=57
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=57
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=57
Reply from 196.30.168.79: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=57
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erm - don't use saix.net as a ping/latency benchmark - the network operations center runs from that ip , and they have 300-400 odd people in there....

rather use 41.242.128.1 or 41.241.128.1 for testing purposes.
 
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