SAIX international - problem?

[RoloTomasi]

Hi

For the last 3 or 4 days I've experienced very bad 'lag' times whilst using chat messenger software, I sometimes have difficulty logging in and intl websites download slower as usual. Stop start stop start. Normally I get the top download speed on most sites and chat messengers have never given me hassles.
I specifically have a problem when I'm on my SAIX shaped account. A friend has both a shaped and unshaped account and he is experiencing the same problem, but only on the shaped account.

What is going on? SAIX seems to be doing some heavy shaping these days, or is there some sort of problem currently on the Telkom/SAIX network that I'm not aware of?

 

[Archi3]

Yes Ive been getting seriously bad speeds, for last night for examle I was updating Xoftspy and it was going at a whole 5K\s, whereas it normally goes around 40k\s.

I know what's happening, its Telkom suffing us around, and making money off us calling them to see wat the problem is! Bastards!!!

Archi3

 

[m0zy]

http://www.axxess.co.za/network.php

Severity 1 Network Faults latest
Call Reference ID : STT000000005594
Failure Type : Network Failure
Problem Description : New York - Peering link to Cogent Failed
Time Down : 14 Feb 2007, 19:42:00
Time Up : 15 Feb 2007, 17:24:00
Impact : Customers may experience slow international responses
Site : New York
Services Affected : Cogent Peeing
Updates :

14 Feb 2007, 20:12:26 coghlac
Fault has been reported to our International Provider.

14 Feb 2007, 21:19:43 coghlac
Technicians from our overseas provider are still busy investigating.

15 Feb 2007, 17:34:32 hlongsh1
Link is restored

Resolution Description : Cleared while localising
Cause of Failure : Under Special Investigation
Status : Resolved <--- Not sure about that one

 

[RoloTomasi]

A peering link problem to NY would definitely explain the hassles I've been having. But surely they wouldn't post it as 'resolved' if it was not?

 

[m0zy]

A peering link problem to NY would definitely explain the hassles I've been having. But surely they wouldn't post it as 'resolved' if it was not?

That's Telkom/SAIX for you

 

[bekdik]

Rhetorical question?

 

[gregmcc]

Its it just me - or has anyone else noticed that in the last 2-3 weeks there have been more line problems that the whole of last year.

 

[MFour]

ya, Telkom blames it on Americans peeing on the cogent link cables

 

[krycor]

haven't been playing games lately.. but mine seems fine, international saix shaped guess i'ma lucky fish

 

[HerbyVore]

Slow in Centurion

Have been getting approx 5k/s int'l downloads since yesterday evening. Local appears fine, 320k/s tested on Gamco. ISP says not their problem. Phoned good old Telscum logged fault report. Waiting ......waiting........waiting..........

Anybody in Centurion experiencing the same??

 

[HaltAndCatchFire]

Crap I can't access international!!

I'm sick of this!! Why can't we have a decent service! With decent prices and decent cap!

FYI My trace to some international site bounces all over the world, to finally get no where!!

3 121 ms 221 ms 123 ms 196.43.24.13
4 25 ms 222 ms 220 ms tbnb-ip-esr-2-gig-6-1-0-615.telkom-ipnet.co.za
196.43.10.122]
5 124 ms 224 ms 313 ms wblv-ip-lir-1-ge-0-0-1.telkom-ipnet.co.za [196.
3.11.194]
6 480 ms 527 ms 535 ms lon-ip-dir-telecity-pos-5-0.telkom-ipnet.co.za
196.43.9.50]
7 677 ms 591 ms 518 ms ge-6-2-903.car5.London1.Level3.net [212.113.10.
9]
8 530 ms 364 ms 391 ms ae-19-51.ebr1.London1.Level3.net [4.68.116.30]
9 510 ms 536 ms 543 ms ae-1-100.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.132.118]

10 373 ms 521 ms 577 ms ae-4.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.132.109]
11 380 ms 488 ms 631 ms ae-1-100.ebr2.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.132.26]

12 * * * Request timed out.
13 506 ms 613 ms 413 ms ae-3.ebr2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.61]
14 453 ms 579 ms 525 ms ae-1-100.ebr1.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.37]
15 579 ms 541 ms 431 ms ae-2.ebr1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.132.106]
16 497 ms 431 ms 524 ms ae-8-8.car1.Phoenix1.Level3.net [4.69.133.29]
17 340 ms 537 ms 512 ms CWIE-LLC.car1.Phoenix1.Level3.net [67.72.71.86]

18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * ^C

 

[RoloTomasi]

Crap I can't access international!! I'm sick of this!!

Appears to be something wrong with link to USA.
Telkom/SAIX also appears to be applying extreme port shaping at the moment. It takes quite a while to log in to chat messengers hosted in the USA and the webcam videos are now definitely not as smooth anymore (on SAIX shaped).

 

[BigChop]

To say the least, international browsing today reminded me of dial-up days.

 

[HerbyVore]

Seems to be fine in Centurion for me today. Whatever was broke on Int'l seems to be fixed for me.

 

[RoloTomasi]

I'm browsing fine but still have delays when logging in to chat software. Also, after hours and over weekends things tend to be faster anyway. So difficult to test/compare. During office hours these last few days internet speeds have dramatically slowed down for me.
Will have to check again on Monday after 08h30.

 

[BigChop]

Speeding along fine this morning. Speed is what it was.

 

[HerbyVore]

Centurion slooooooooooooooooow again. Bit better than dial up 10k/s d/l. This morning it was singing along at 30kb/s. Sigh............gonna watch TV.......better than this cr*p but not much.......multichoice sucks just as bad.