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[Nerval]

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Do we have an official comment on the state of affairs yet?

You'll need to ask of AG if you want an official comment.  Simon seems to post much more on there than he does here.

[RJM]

Same here, speeds have dropped and a few disconnections also.

[maxping]

Read Simons post here then can we all use the thread  to keep all the speed and ping posts in one thread - thanks.
  http://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,1095.25.html

[ou7shined]

Well I never! Things are looking up................. for now anyways

(BT) Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:
    IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
    DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)  7392 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
    Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 6112 kbps




and no disconnects for 55.5 hrs.

[maxping]

My pings have been spot on for 2 nights.
Pinging idnet.net [212.69.36.10] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 212.69.36.10: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=60
Reply from 212.69.36.10: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=60
Reply from 212.69.36.10: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=60
Reply from 212.69.36.10: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=60

Ping statistics for 212.69.36.10:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 25ms, Maximum = 29ms, Average = 26ms

[ou7shined]

Max.
What does the TTL bit mean and how do you cut'n'paste the results from a cmd box?

[maxping]

Max.
What does the TTL bit mean and how do you cut'n'paste the results from a cmd box?

1] Time To Live.

Short for Time to Live, a field in the Internet Protocol (IP) that specifies how many more hops a packet can travel before being discarded or returned.

2] Right click in the box , hit "select all" then "Enter" to save it.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.



Pinging bbc.com [212.58.227.74] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=248
Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=248
Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=248
Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=248

Ping statistics for 212.58.227.74:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 24ms, Maximum = 25ms, Average = 24ms

[ou7shined]

Aha! Thanks. <-beer

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 212.58.227.74

Pinging 212.58.227.74 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=248
Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=248
Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=248
Reply from 212.58.227.74: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=248


Ping statistics for 212.58.227.74:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 29ms, Maximum = 34ms, Average = 31ms
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

My TTL is alway at least twice yours (edit = ah, except that last time). What does that indicate?

[ou7shined]

LOL
first page of googling for TTL =

Transistor-transistor logic ..................ok
Telescope Technologies Limited............hmm
TTL Consulting..................................boring
Take That Ltd...................................you're 'avin a giraffe
TTL. Through the lens........................och!

Think I'll try Time To Live now.

[alan]

My TTL is alway at least twice yours (edit = ah, except that last time). What does that indicate?

.
http://kitz.co.uk/tech/ping.htm

[ou7shined]

Cheers for that Alan, the penny has now dropped.