Telkom Internet Capped/Uncapped User Feedback (Pt2)

MickeyD said:
No, let them run tests before you do that. Distance could be an issue.
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I meant later on if I wanted better speeds. All this came about because what I wanted to know what what to set my prioritisation speed to :o
 
wingnut771 said:
How can upload have more distance than download? It's the same twisted pair isn't it. More likely bad connection on the upload?
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I'd bet it is a physical cable issue - last time it was a short to earth that caused it.

He can get a max DL of around 16Mbps but it will be very unstable. The techies tweaked his service for optimal performance. So, yes, they can up it to 1024 but he won't be happy with the result. The only way it will improve is if they replace the cable from the DP to the SDC and that won't happen any time soon.

Serves him right for living ON the beach.
 
MickeyD said:
Serves him right for living ON the beach.
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Tsk, Tsk - jealousy makes you nasty :D

... OT, one of the reasons I moved inland from Bluewater Beach (other than the sand everywhere when the wind blew) was the corrosion killing PC components.
 
MickeyD said:
I'd bet it is a physical cable issue - last time it was a short to earth that caused it.

He can get a max DL of around 16Mbps but it will be very unstable. The techies tweaked his service for optimal performance. So, yes, they can up it to 1024 but he won't be happy with the result. The only way it will improve is if they replace the cable from the DP to the SDC and that won't happen any time soon.

Serves him right for living ON the beach.
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LOL!
 
Telkom Internet Uncapped User Feedback (Pt2)

MickZA said:
Tsk, Tsk - jealousy makes you nasty :D

... OT, one of the reasons I moved inland from Bluewater Beach (other than the sand everywhere when the wind blew) was the corrosion killing PC components.
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It's a sacrifice I'm happy to make. ;)

Now, back to my original question… what profile do I choose in my prioritization? Do I go higher or lower than my actual line speed? Or leave it blank? :confused:

Instead of a drop down why couldn't they let you fill it in?
 
bwana said:
It's a sacrifice I'm happy to make. ;)

Now, back to my original question… what profile do I choose in my prioritization? Do I go higher or lower than my actual line speed? Or leave it blank? :confused:

Instead of a drop down why couldn't they let you fill it in?
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I'd leave it blank.
 
MickeyD said:
I'd bet it is a physical cable issue - last time it was a short to earth that caused it.

He can get a max DL of around 16Mbps but it will be very unstable. The techies tweaked his service for optimal performance. So, yes, they can up it to 1024 but he won't be happy with the result. The only way it will improve is if they replace the cable from the DP to the SDC and that won't happen any time soon.

Serves him right for living ON the beach.
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Would higher speeds be possible, and more stable at those speeds, on VDSL? Telkoms availability checker seems to indicate it might.
 
bwana said:
Would higher speeds be possible, and more stable at those speeds, on VDSL? Telkoms availability checker seems to indicate it might.
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Don't trust that checker at all. It does not take the condition of the copper infrastructure into account.

It looks purely at the theoretical scenario based on the type of equipment at the exchange (or ISAM in your case) and your distance from it.
 
MickeyD said:
Don't trust that checker at all. It does not take the condition of the copper infrastructure into account.

It looks purely at the theoretical scenario based on the type of equipment at the exchange (or ISAM in your case) and your distance from it.
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Thanks Drylander McGimpy :)
 
bwana said:
Now, back to my original question… what profile do I choose in my prioritization? Do I go higher or lower than my actual line speed? Or leave it blank? :confused:

Instead of a drop down why couldn't they let you fill it in?
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I see they've added more choices since the initial implementation. Can't say I've seen any impact on performance since I enabled it but my IPCop router also does traffic shaping based on the following:

Traffic Shaping allows you to prioritize IP traffic moving through your firewall.

IPCop uses WonderShaper to accomplish this. WonderShaper was designed to minimize ping latency, ensure that interactive traffic like SSH is responsive, all while downloading or uploading bulk traffic.

Many ISPs sell speed as download rates, not as latency. To maximize download speeds, they configure their equipment to hold large queues of your traffic. When interactive traffic is mixed into these large queues, their latency shoots way up, as ACK packets must wait in line before they reach you. IPCop takes matters into its own hands and prioritizes your traffic the way you want it. This is done by setting traffic into High, Medium and Low priority categories. Ping traffic always has the highest priority — to let you show off how fast your connection is while doing massive downloads.

To use Traffic Shaping in IPCop:

Use well known fast sites to estimate your maximum upload and download speeds. Fill in the speeds in the corresponding Uplink and Downlink fields of the Settings section.

You can avoid downlink shaping by entering 0 into the Downlink speed field, or by leaving it blank.
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... I'm inclined to MickeyD's advice to leave it blank.
 
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sH3LLsH0K said:
Anyone else still getting terrible ping? I've been forced to use my Afrihost account any time I wanted to play games since my post over 20 days ago.


Tracing route to google.co.za [216.58.223.35]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms Billion.400G [10.0.0.2]
2 9 ms 10 ms 10 ms wtvw-ip-bb-1.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.224.136.1]
3 13 ms 11 ms 12 ms ipc-4-up.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.30]
4 12 ms 13 ms 13 ms ipc-aggr-2.south.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.57]
5 127 ms 135 ms 132 ms blv-pr-01-be200-vl1.net.telkomsa.net [105.226.0.53]
6 189 ms 186 ms 187 ms jb1-pr-01-te1-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.6]
7 173 ms 173 ms 178 ms jb1-pr-01-te1-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.6]
8 35 ms 34 ms 34 ms jb1-google-gw.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.22]
9 34 ms 35 ms 35 ms 72.14.239.129
10 181 ms 184 ms 185 ms jnb01s08-in-f3.1e100.net [216.58.223.35]

Trace complete.
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Latency's been more or less stable the last 2 days. Hope it stays this way.
 
Have telkom removed the Dynamic DNS from TIT racker?
 
Hi ranger.

Please can you help. I am in KZN and between troubles in JHB and CPT i am unable to play most games where the server is located in Cape Town. Here is a copy of the trace route. My ping up until 10 week ago used to be between 50 and 65 which is still playable. Now it fluctuates between 200 and 400.

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 34 ms 34 ms 33 ms ndn-ip-esr-3.east.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.224.12.1]
3 35 ms 34 ms 34 ms ipc-1-up.east.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.229.0.22]
4 41 ms 42 ms 47 ms ipc-aggr-2.east.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.229.0.13]
5 136 ms 134 ms 133 ms ct1-pr-01-te0-0-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.138]
6 130 ms 133 ms 133 ms ct1-pr-01-te0-0-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.138]
7 142 ms 140 ms 145 ms optinet.ct1.napafrica.net [196.10.140.15]
8 136 ms 135 ms 134 ms bu-ether1.cpt-p-1.optinet.net [197.84.7.33]
9 136 ms 134 ms 137 ms vl12.cpt-hscore-2.optinet.net [197.84.5.254]
10 198 ms 190 ms 185 ms vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70]
11 152 ms 147 ms 150 ms 197-85-139-78.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.85.139.78]
12 143 ms 144 ms 147 ms intoxicated.co.za [197.85.190.43]

Any idea if this will possible be fixed?

Thanks very much for your help
 
underthefigtree said:
Hi ranger.

Please can you help. I am in KZN and between troubles in JHB and CPT i am unable to play most games where the server is located in Cape Town. Here is a copy of the trace route. My ping up until 10 week ago used to be between 50 and 65 which is still playable. Now it fluctuates between 200 and 400.

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 10.0.0.2
2 34 ms 34 ms 33 ms ndn-ip-esr-3.east.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.224.12.1]
3 35 ms 34 ms 34 ms ipc-1-up.east.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.229.0.22]
4 41 ms 42 ms 47 ms ipc-aggr-2.east.dsl.telkomsa.net [105.229.0.13]
5 136 ms 134 ms 133 ms ct1-pr-01-te0-0-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.138]
6 130 ms 133 ms 133 ms ct1-pr-01-te0-0-0.net.telkomsa.net [105.187.249.138]
7 142 ms 140 ms 145 ms optinet.ct1.napafrica.net [196.10.140.15]
8 136 ms 135 ms 134 ms bu-ether1.cpt-p-1.optinet.net [197.84.7.33]
9 136 ms 134 ms 137 ms vl12.cpt-hscore-2.optinet.net [197.84.5.254]
10 198 ms 190 ms 185 ms vp-02-14.bb.ctn.c27.za.net [196.28.178.70]
11 152 ms 147 ms 150 ms 197-85-139-78.cpt.mweb.co.za [197.85.139.78]
12 143 ms 144 ms 147 ms intoxicated.co.za [197.85.190.43]

Any idea if this will possible be fixed?

Thanks very much for your help
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This issue has been around for 2 weeks now... Dont think Telkom knows about it... I've messaged them and so far all they've done is do 2 port resets...
 
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