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Ok since I sent a real NASTY letter to our internet provider , we'vw had really good DL and Upload speeds .. Most of the time :/ Anyhow even since thats better our ping is still screwed <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> So is there ANYTHING anyone can think of that could cause this ? Ive checked all eathernet cards to see if that it, and not sure how or if it could be router or eathernet converter for wireless. So any ideals would be appriciated <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/hammer_ ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>Proud Member of the XMEN Clan<br>Proud Member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries<br>If you run, you will only die tired. </p><i></i>
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Run a traceroute to something. What that does is ping every server and router between you and the destination. By looking at where the numbers slow down, you can see where the problem lies.<br><br>To run a traceroute, you need to get to a DOS prompt. (Start->Run->"cmd"<ENTER> works on 2k and XP) Then type<br><br>tracert www.yahoo.com<br>or<br>tracert 64.48.179.30 <br><br>That IP is for the fishplex, btw.<br><br>You'll see something like this:<br><!--EZCODE CODE START--><pre> Tracing route to www.yahoo.akadns.net [64.58.76.223]over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <10 ms <10 ms <10 ms 10.1.1.99 2 10 ms 11 ms 10 ms 10.176.112.1 3 30 ms 50 ms 60 ms 12.244.112.1 4 10 ms 20 ms 20 ms 12.244.69.1 5 40 ms 40 ms 40 ms 12.244.73.2 6 20 ms 20 ms 10 ms gbr6-p80.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.123.17.30] 7 * * * Request timed out. 8 10 ms 40 ms 20 ms ggr1-p340.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.12.74](snip...)</pre><!--EZCODE CODE END--><br><br>Each server is pinged 3 times. The first column is the number of "hops" to get to that server, the next three are the ping times to the server, and the last number is the server identification if it has one and IP addy if not. You'll see a * if a server can't be pinged due to a timeout or firewall or whatever.<br><br>It won't fix your problem, but it will show you if it's yours, your providers, or beyond. Sometimes your provider can use it to fix the problem. <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br>Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Tao of Programming</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>
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is 14 hops from here to the mfp bad? <p><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;font-size:large;">C</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:orange;font-size:large;">O</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:green;font-size:large;">L</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;font-size:large;">O</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:indigo;font-size:large;">R</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:violet;font-size:large;">S</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:pink;font-size:xx-large;">!</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></p><i></i>
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Not really. I like just like 40 miles from it, but my provider puts me through 9 hops.<br><br>C: \ tracert 64.48.179.30<br><br>Tracing route to 64.48.179.30 over a maximum of 30 hops<br><br> 1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 10.1.1.100<br> 2 38 ms 38 ms 38 ms 66.64.2.1<br> 3 40 ms 39 ms 39 ms FTWOTXPE-BGP.BKBN.IP.NET [66.64.0.185]<br> 4 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms 66.64.0.141<br> 5 41 ms 41 ms 40 ms 64.245.102.5<br> 6 41 ms 41 ms 41 ms dfw10-core2-so-7-2- 0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.192<br>.73]<br> 7 41 ms 41 ms 41 ms dfw10-core4-g2-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.172.68]<br><br> 8 42 ms 41 ms 41 ms SO-0-1-0.ALGX-CTR- 2.JNPR.DFW.algx.net [64.48.145<br>.142]<br> 9 44 ms 44 ms 44 ms 64.48.179.30<br><br>Trace complete.<br><br> <p><table border="0"><tr><td><embed align="left" src="http://www.thzclan.com/avatars/ezice.swf" menu="false" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="217" height="166" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/dow ... <td><table border="0" style='Filter: Shadow(Color=#BB1403,Direction=255)'><tr><td><span class='usertitle'>XMEN Iceman [DTM]<br>Founder and Leader of the Base Tribes XMEN Clan<br>Proud member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries teamplayers Guild<br>Member of THZ - The Hounds of Zeus clan<br><br>"You weren't much of a challenge" - T2 bot after killing Iceman<br><br>- click on avatar for links - no, not sausage links!</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub141.ezboard.com/bxmenclan.sho ... ceman>XMEN Iceman </A> at: 2/28/03 9:50:45 pm<br></i>
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Heck, I have 12 hops just to get out of AT&T's network and into the rest of the world. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> The fewer hops, the better, but the real test is the ping times. <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br>Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Tao of Programming</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>
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I have 15 Hops to the Fishplex, and 12 to Yahoo.com. But my ping to the MFP is only 58. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;font-family:arial;font-size:xx-large;"><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>I HATE EZBOARD!!!</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--></span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--></p><i></i>
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Ok heres a lot of typing for me <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Tracing route to 64.48.179.30 over a maximun of 30 hops <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>1 2ms 2ms 2ms 10.1.1.99<br>2 201ms 47ms 23ms gateway2.txun.net [12.47.140.2]<br>3 135ms 51ms 83ms 12.119.194.137<br>4 45ms 34ms 69ms gbr5-p51.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.12.65]<br>5 33ms 48ms 64ms tbr1-p012401.dsltx.ip.att.net [12.122.12.65]<br>6 45ms 43ms 50ms ggr1-p340,dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.12.74]<br>7 43ms 61ms 80ms att-gw.dal.algx.net [192.205.32.122]<br>8 61ms 55ms 60ms dfw3-core2-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.48.125]<br>9 160ms 39ms 43ms dfw10-per10-pos5-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.192.13<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 0] --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/alien.gif ALT="0]"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>10 43ms 60ms 39ms dfw10-core2-so-7-2-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.192.73]<br>11 72ms 45ms 62ms dfw10-core4-g2-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.172.68]<br>12 36ms 35ms 42ms SO-0-1-0.ALGX-CTR_2.JNPR.DFW.algx.net [64.48.145.142]<br>13 38ms 53ms 67ms 64.48.179.30<br><br>Trace complete.<br><br>Ok now this was earlier Sunday morning and my DL speed @ DSL report was:<br><br>2003-03-02 09:53:11 EST: 392 / 72<br>Your download speed : 392429 bps, or 392 kbps.<br>A 47.9 KB/sec transfer rate.<br>Your upload speed : 72555 bps, or 72 kbps.<br> <br><br><br><br> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/hammer_ ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>Proud Member of the XMEN Clan<br>Proud Member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries<br>If you run, you will only die tired. </p><i></i>
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Not many hops, which is good, but you have to do this when you're having problems if you want to identify the location of the problem.<br><br>BTW - you can cut & paste the results, you don't have to type them. Use the mouse to highlight the area you're interested in, then hit ENTER to copy it to the clipboard. Then you can paste it into the post with a CTRL-V, or right-click & "paste"<br><br>Hop #1, 10.1.1.99, is the router in your closet. Hop #2 is a router or server at your provider, txun.net. Notice the 201 ms ping there - one out of three is not an issue, but if you repeatedly see high pings (or *) there, it is. Hop #3 is <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>probably</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> AT&T's, because it's reasonably close to the address of hop #4 which definitely is, and AT&T is a huge enough company it probably has that whole range.<br><br>So basically, if the ping numbers start jumping higher at hop #2 or maybe #3, it's probably your provider's problem. If it's at hop #4 or beyond, there's nothing you can do about it. <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br>Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Tao of Programming</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>
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K thanks <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> Will watch it in future<br> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/hammer_ ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>Proud Member of the XMEN Clan<br>Proud Member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries<br>If you run, you will only die tired. </p><i></i>
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Ok so I've been checking off and on and heres what I've found. When our connection is bad its bad between my router and their server as high as 3500 just between us <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> So that just proves it my service not the internet right ? the high number is just after my router pings..after that it generally doesn't ping the rest it times out.. <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/hammer_ ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>Proud Member of the XMEN Clan<br>Proud Member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries<br>If you run, you will only die tired. </p><i></i>
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Yup. Send the trace output in an email to your provider to show you sorta know what you're talking about. When I do that I normally run a pair of "date" and "time" commands from the prompt before and after the trace. <br><br>Oh, and while the trace is timing out, if you want to interrupt it you can press CTRL-C. <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br>Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Tao of Programming</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>
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Thanks GAM <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> I'm sure that my service doesn't like it since you make me look soooooo smart showing all this to them <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/hammer_ ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>Proud Member of the XMEN Clan<br>Proud Member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries<br>If you run, you will only die tired. </p><i></i>
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