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latency issues yet again

chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

latency issues yet again

Over the years of being with plusnet they have had a fair share of latency problems but not like this. i have never seen it so bad. I am on the pro account which offers low and stable pings. this could not not be futher from the turth. I am begining to think pro is just a con.
gaming (which pro is aimed at) is just impossible and the weird think about it is when i am gaming with people on a different isp,s the connection is bad but when playing with my friends who are with plusnet it gets even worse and there is no point in trying to game. So the big question is why am i even with plusnet never mind paying for pro.
i usually get a stable ping of 22ms heres what it has been like the past few weeks.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
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C:\Users\laureen>ping -t bbc.co.uk
Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.138] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=85ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=53ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=58ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=81ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=92ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=161ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=84ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=122
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=122
Ping statistics for 212.58.224.138:
    Packets: Sent = 44, Received = 44, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 161ms, Average = 55ms
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chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again

is anyone else seeing these problems apart from me and my other friends on plusnet.
alienex
Newbie
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Registered: ‎04-05-2010

Re: latency issues yet again

I don't know if this helps you:
Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.138] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=120
Ping statistics for 212.58.224.138:
    Packets: Sent = 11, Received = 11, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 54ms, Maximum = 57ms, Average = 54ms
scootie
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Re: latency issues yet again

There is two other PN customers reporting that when they play in the same room they both get awful lag, yet when they play on there own against random people all is fine.
http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,85558.0/topicseen.html
chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again

yeah that is strange. if anything you would think the connection would be better on the same isp.
scootie
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Re: latency issues yet again

is the unstable pings coming from the 2nd hop (ie the PN gateway).
what I'm seeing to BBC on this interleaved post office connection at the mo.
Quote
R:\Users\scootie>tracert bbc.co.uk
Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.138]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
  1    1 ms    1 ms    1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    26 ms    26 ms    25 ms  217.47.109.250
  3    26 ms    26 ms    26 ms  217.47.109.161
  4    25 ms    26 ms    25 ms  217.47.204.10
  5    27 ms    27 ms    25 ms  217.47.251.49
  6    26 ms    25 ms    26 ms  londonc-access2-s7.ukcore.bt.net [194.72.2.241]
  7    32 ms    30 ms    32 ms  core1-pos0-1-5-0.ealing.ukcore.bt.net [62.6.204.
193]
  8    31 ms    32 ms    31 ms  core1-pos5-0-0.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [194.74.6
5.122]
  9    32 ms    32 ms    31 ms  194.74.65.42
10    30 ms    30 ms    31 ms  212.58.238.129
11    32 ms    31 ms    30 ms  virtual-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.138]
Trace complete.
Chris
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Re: latency issues yet again

@chrisyoung
Are the ping you're showing from a wired or wireless connection? If it's wireless have you tried using a cable to see if that improves it?
Does pinging anywhere else give the same erratic results?
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chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again

both wireless and wired gives these result i have friends on plusnet and the are experencing the same problems.
chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again


Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.138] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=89ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=111ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=92ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=99ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=109ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=118ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=146ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=113ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=125ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=131ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=118ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=113ms TTL=120
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=130ms TTL=120
Ping statistics for 212.58.224.138:
    Packets: Sent = 13, Received = 13, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 89ms, Maximum = 146ms, Average = 114ms
chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again

this is nothing to do at my end it is a plusnet problem. if you can help me out please do so soon cause i have ordered my mac code
dvorak
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Re: latency issues yet again

this is mine:

PING bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=0 ttl=121 time=32.894 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=1 ttl=121 time=32.604 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=2 ttl=121 time=35.589 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=3 ttl=121 time=34.045 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=4 ttl=121 time=33.170 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=5 ttl=121 time=32.548 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=6 ttl=121 time=33.272 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=7 ttl=121 time=35.376 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=8 ttl=121 time=33.093 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=9 ttl=121 time=34.736 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=10 ttl=121 time=59.692 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=11 ttl=121 time=32.112 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=12 ttl=121 time=33.465 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=13 ttl=121 time=33.200 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=14 ttl=121 time=36.946 ms
64 bytes from 212.58.224.138: icmp_seq=15 ttl=121 time=32.974 m

have you tried hopping gateways?
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chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again

tried that not much difference
chrisyoung
Grafter
Posts: 110
Registered: ‎22-04-2009

Re: latency issues yet again

ping seems to be fine now what could be causing the ping to be so eratic through the day


Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.138] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=121
Reply from 212.58.224.138: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=121
Ping statistics for 212.58.224.138:
    Packets: Sent = 14, Received = 14, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 26ms, Average = 23ms
scootie
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Re: latency issues yet again

exchange congestion
http://www.nildram.net/support/tools/congestion_checker/ they may only be reporting for 20cn adsl, so if your 21cn adsl2 even if it says green your exchanges vlan 21 cn pipes may still be running hot