Youtube slow

[gazzthompson]

Windows? Start > Run > type CMD and hit enter. In the DOS-like window which opens, type ipconfig /flushdns and hit enter.

Done,

145ms.

[pctech]

Could just be exchange congestion.

[.Griff.]

If the ping is consistently high then it suggests a routing issue or some issue your end. If the ping increases at certain times of the day then it points to congestion.

[pctech]

I had a high YT ping yesterday but then it dropped back.

[pctech]

Try this gazz.

Go to Start > Run and type cmd

At the prompt type netsh int ip reset C:\reset.txt and press enter. (this resets the TCP/IP stack to its initial state when Windows was first installed but will not clear anything such as a static IP setting)

Reboot your system and try again.

[gazzthompson]

'pctech'

done, currently 194ms. This also seems fairly recent, last few weeks or so.

Im currently buffering a 360p video yet 10 mins ago i was downloading a game update at  520 KB/s ? whats up? surely exchange congestion etc would not allow me to max my line when downloading ? i can currently download videos faster than watch them....

[pctech]

I really don't know and its probably something support need to look into.

[pctech]

If you can post a link or two to some of the videos am happy to test them from a non IDNet connection, but as other IDNet connected folk have said they can't replicate the issue.

One thing to note however is that some videos such as 4oD are hosted externally although they appear in the YT interface so if there is congestion on those routes it could cause issues with streaming.

[sof2er]

I would just like to point out that pinging "youtube.com" is different than pinging "www.youtube.com" the latter will direct you the nearest server.

[pctech]

I thought both records pointed to the same anycast IP but you're absolutely correct and to illustrate

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Pinging youtube-ui.l.google.com [209.85.229.190] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 209.85.229.190: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=56
Reply from 209.85.229.190: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=56
Reply from 209.85.229.190: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=56
Reply from 209.85.229.190: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=56

Ping statistics for 209.85.229.190:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 29ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 29ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Admin>ping youtube.com

Pinging youtube.com [74.125.127.93] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 74.125.127.93: bytes=32 time=195ms TTL=51
Reply from 74.125.127.93: bytes=32 time=195ms TTL=51
Reply from 74.125.127.93: bytes=32 time=196ms TTL=51
Reply from 74.125.127.93: bytes=32 time=195ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 74.125.127.93:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 195ms, Maximum = 196ms, Average = 195ms


[gazzthompson]

I did not know that sof2er , www.youtube.com gives me 34ms. Still having problems, example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWjEIoopAco (shameless plug of my own gaming video)

360p , and i had to wait for it to buffer. Yet at this very time (not the same time as im watching the video) i can download at 550 KB/s? i should be able to steam 1080p with that down?

[pctech]

Playing absolutely fine for me Gaz.

Think you need to talk to support.

[sof2er]

Run the following in cmd tool and paste the results when it's done (may take a while)

pathping www.youtube.com

also it's not neccesary it's using the same server as the domain, but yeah this will check for packetloss between each link and you.

[Gary]

No issues here using IDnets DNS

[gazzthompson]

This is annoying and random... ill email support...

[Rik]

Your video is fine here. Support won't be able to do much now till the new year.

[gazzthompson]

Yeah understandable..

Ok noob alert, who do i email? 

[Rik]

support@idnet.com.

[pctech]

Rik might be an idea to break up that e-mail address otherwise it could get spammed.

[Rik]

It's dotted right through the forum, Mitch. I think IDNet have it well protected.

[pctech]

ok

[gazzthompson]

Possible idea, just brain storming.

I set up static IPs for all our network stuff (2 PCs, 1 laptop, 1 xbox and a android phone). Using this format:

IP: 192.168.0.XX

And the DNS as : 192.168.0.1

Checking my IDnet email i got when i signed up it suggests a IP address and DNS thats different from the above format. For networking illiterate people like me what does the IDnet numbers mean and why do they differ from the default ones i used? will i be at an advantage using them?

[pctech]

192.168.0.x is a private IP range reserved for internal networking and NAT routers.

Normally your router will allocate an address from this range to each device you connect to it, unless you have an IP block allocated you can only use addresses from this range unless you only have one device to connect.

The address shown in your service details is the one IDNet allocate to your connection so it can be seen from the Internet.

[pctech]

Your devices will generally see the router as the DNS which queries IDNet's DNS on its behalf.

You can bypass this by putting the DNS addresses directly into Windows.

Please tell us what version you are using and I'll give you more specific instructions.

[gazzthompson]

Idnets suggested static IP address is 93.89.xxx.xxx

and the preferred DNS , well i assume its idnets DNS as you guys know. Shall i set that as the DNS for all the computers/laptops rather than what i currently have which is 198.153.192.1 (norton DNS) for the laptop and 192.168.0.1 for the PC's.. im not sure why i chose these as the DNS but i did (ages ago).