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Re: Ping has doubled lately Yeah, I think the Level3 issue was an isolated issue. Bresnan can and does work with backbone providers on such issues so complaining to Bresnan can help if it is a continual problem, though, I am sure any resolution is out of Bresnan's hands directly.
The thing Bresnan can affect directly is their infrastructure. Which is why I have been on their case about the poor performance of their network during peak hours. Thankfully they appear to be doing something finally. I am getting tired of waiting tho. I hope they get it sorted out soon. |
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1 edit | Grrrr... that Level3 node is acting up again.
C:\Users\username>tracert 99.198.108.171
Tracing route to server1.frauit.com [99.198.108.171]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 19 ms 20 ms 19 ms host-10-39-64-1.bzm-mt.client.bresnan.net [10.39.64.1]
3 19 ms 19 ms 34 ms bzmmt001hb6-GE-1-3-0-U0.int.bresnan.net [72.175.111.56]
4 25 ms 23 ms 24 ms mslmt001hb7-GE-0-0-0-U438.int.bresnan.net [69.144.26.33]
5 26 ms 26 ms 23 ms mslmtfh1cr5-GE-3-0-1-U0.int.bresnan.net [72.175.110.23]
6 71 ms 68 ms 70 ms host-72-175-111-20.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net [72.175.111.20]
7 70 ms 70 ms 70 ms host-72-175-110-231.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net [72.175.110.231]
8 78 ms 77 ms 77 ms host-72-175-111-45.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net [72.175.111.45]
9 81 ms 80 ms 86 ms host-72-175-110-229.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net [72.175.110.229]
10 92 ms 93 ms 93 ms te-9-3.car1.Denver1.Level3.net [4.53.10.97]
11 446 ms 445 ms 449 ms ae-31-55.ebr1.Denver1.Level3.net [4.68.107.158]
12 443 ms 447 ms 455 ms ae-2-2.ebr2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.132.106]
13 453 ms 460 ms 467 ms ae-1-60.edge2.Dallas3.Level3.net [4.69.145.12]
14 464 ms 466 ms 470 ms abovenet-levle3-xe.dallas3.level3.net [4.68.63.38]
15 489 ms 460 ms 404 ms xe-2-1-0.er1.ord2.us.above.net [64.125.30.62]
16 104 ms 105 ms 104 ms 64.124.200.142.allocated.above.net [64.124.200.142]
17 421 ms 418 ms 426 ms asw-c16.r01.ord02.singlehop.net [67.212.171.138]
18 441 ms 456 ms 460 ms server1.frauit.com [99.198.108.171]
Trace complete.
C:\Users\username>ping -n 30 4.68.107.158
Pinging 4.68.107.158 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=461ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=466ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=482ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=459ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=423ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=428ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=439ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=445ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=457ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=464ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=467ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=483ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=458ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=436ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=456ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=444ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=466ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=464ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=471ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=483ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=455ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=433ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=424ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=445ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=459ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=484ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=456ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=468ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=446ms TTL=51
Reply from 4.68.107.158: bytes=32 time=472ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for 4.68.107.158:
Packets: Sent = 30, Received = 30, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 423ms, Maximum = 484ms, Average = 456ms
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| I thought I would update you on current happenings. Bresnan used to use AT&T routers to send traffic to seatle and Denver. Of late Bresnan appears to me to be doing a bunch of infrastructure changes to use it's own network throughout Montana and Wyoming to route data to Denver where they are then using Level3.net as a transit provider. This is evidenced by my routes previously taking four hops through Bresnan routers before hitting AT&T, and now taking some ten hops through Bresnan routers before hitting Level3 in denver.
I guess their goal is to use their own network and Level3 to improve overall latency. Or perphaps there is savings in it for them to use their own network to hit Denver. Or perhaps the AT&T network was acquired when Bresnan bought them out some years ago and it's become outdated.
In any case a few weeks ago they attempted to use the Bresnan network and Level3 routers. The problem was that the first hop from Bresnan to Level3 completely sucks (450 ms pings during peak hours). Bresnan had a support request in with Level3 but the issue went unfixed for so long that Bresnan gave up and routed traffic back through the AT&T network until Level3 can get their shit together. Will this eventually result in better overall latency? Only time will tell.
So, after Bresnan changed the route back one of their routers in missoula was hosed and another couple of days of suck ensued until they got that sorted out. Now latency seems to be alright, though, not great either. I can at least play tf2 and not get booted, but game play is still frustrating at times due to lag.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that in the end we will end up with lower latency over all. We will see. |
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