Pings

[maxping]

Never mind mis read that last one & no it serves no purpose unless you have a stale session, my pings are back to normal for daytime now

When i had my first day with bad pings i was advised by CS to turn the router off for 30 mins , i did this and when i connected again i got my usual low pings, i have used this method a few times and its always worked.

[karvala]

The workers have gone home now, and all is well again:-

Pinging www.bbc.co.uk with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:17ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:18ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:15ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:18ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:15ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:17ms TTL:248
Reply from 212.58.227.78 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:248
Ping statistics for www.bbc.co.uk :
Packets: Sent = 15, Received = 15, Lost = 0 (0%) loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 15ms, Maximum = 18ms, Average = 16ms

[AvengerUK]

Fine all day, no problems. And now:

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Simon>ping bbc.co.uk

Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.228.155] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=169ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=168ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=157ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=247

Ping statistics for 212.58.228.155:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 157ms, Maximum = 172ms, Average = 166ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Simon>ping bbc.co.uk

Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.228.155] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=179ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=153ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=168ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.228.155: bytes=32 time=149ms TTL=247

Ping statistics for 212.58.228.155:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 149ms, Maximum = 179ms, Average = 162ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Simon>

[karvala]

Fine all day, no problems. And now:

<snip>

Fine all day?  Have you seen your l8nc graph?  It didn't look good from about 2pm onwards.

[AvengerUK]

lol...didnt notice, was on guild wars 

[karvala]

lol, fair enough.

[cavillas]

 :(I,m fed up with this ping thread, it tends to infiltrate all the other threads and makes the forums a rather depressing place to be sometimes.
I have a very stable and fast connection witih no problems so I must be either very lucky or one of the many very satisfied clients of IDNet.  They are a very good ISp and extremely rliabel, friendly and efficient.

2 fanboy points to me , I think

[karvala]

That must be cue for another ping test:- 

Pinging www.bbc.co.uk with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:18ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:18ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:17ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:18ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:17ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:18ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:22ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:21ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:19ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:15ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:19ms TTL:249
Reply from 212.58.224.126 bytes:32 Time:16ms TTL:249
Ping statistics for www.bbc.co.uk :
Packets: Sent = 17, Received = 17, Lost = 0 (0%) loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 15ms, Maximum = 22ms, Average = 18ms


Looking good here, it being a weekend.

[maxping]

:(I,m fed up with this ping thread, it tends to infiltrate all the other threads and makes the forums a rather depressing place to be sometimes.

Don't read the ping thread  its not compulsory and you know whats going to be in there.

I have a very stable and fast connection witih no problems so I must be either very lucky or one of the many very satisfied clients of IDNet.  They are a very good ISp and extremely rliabel, friendly and efficient.

Good for you , i wonder what YOU would do if you suddenly got really high pings for no apparent reason after months of having a rock steady connection, would you post your pings here hoping someone might have the answer? i think so.

No one here has ever said IDNet are not a great ISP with the best customer support out there, when i got a load of grief off my last ISP Freedom2Surf (sorry for reminding all the X F2S users here of the bad times) i was off like a shot as i had passed my 12 months so could leave when i wanted to.
Have you noticed of all the people with problems there is only one who has got his MAC , the rest of us are hanging on hoping WE can sort it out ,no one wants to leave a good ISP !(we are communicating with CS all the time trying to sort it).

Cav next time you feel you need to spout sit back for a moment and think about what you are going to type

[mrapoc]

Chill guys, chilllll 

[maxping]

Chill guys, chilllll 

I'm so chilled I'm frozen solid 

[cavillas]

i wonder what YOU would do if you suddenly got really high pings for no apparent reason

I have, and they have had no effect on my connection or other internet use.  So I see no problem.  But then again I don't play games on my computer, I actually use it with real applications in my occupation and spare time. 

[philco]

As do most of us. Have you ever tried to use a remote desktop with a ping of 150ms ? Its bloody hard work let me tell you. 

[equk]

i wonder what YOU would do if you suddenly got really high pings for no apparent reason

I have, and they have had no effect on my connection or other internet use.  So I see no problem.  But then again I don't play games on my computer, I actually use it with real applications in my occupation and spare time. 

lol 
'real apps' 
Ping times effect more than just gaming. Also a high ping is an indication of a possible problem.
I guess the 'real apps' would be a web browser and a email client

high horse?

[Bill]

Ping times effect more than just gaming.

Only when used incorrectly. The ping command is intended solely to test whether a remote device is active or not, any other use is outside the specification.

[Jeff]

Cav next time you feel you need to spout sit back for a moment and think about what you are going to type

Dez, keep these sort of comments to yourself. Rick has an opinion just as you do ... first and only warning to others contemplating any other personal attacks. I have pulled this one out only because it was the last one posted yet I see others in there.

I have left this topic open longer than anyone can bear ... I have had 24 PMs from individuals to close it but I feel that so long as it is on track and pertains to the subject, leave it as we don`t go for censorship here but y`all, think about the quality of content please

[drummer]

I have left this topic open longer than anyone can bear ... I have had 24 PMs from individuals to close it but I feel that so long as it is on track and pertains to the subject, leave it as we don`t go for censorship here but y`all, think about the quality of content please

Surely if it's still an issue for some people, then the thread needs to be kept open until someone posts conclusively that it's been resolved.

I know it's stating the blindingly obvious, but you don't have to read it if it doesn't affect you.

[Jeff]

drummer, don`t quote me, especially when I`d already said that I was leaving the post open ... your reply added nowt!

I`m very close to gettin` the cricket bat out

[drummer]

I was just supporting your view.  Tch!

[maxping]

keep these sort of comments to yourself.

Jeff the reason i made the comment is I'm sick of the "it makes no difference to gaming" and other comments that have basically said "what are you lot moaning about".

To the people here who are having problems this is  serious,  we have already lost Avenger over this and i also asked for my MAC,i was persuaded by Simon to hang on a bit longer to see if things could be sorted out.

How many other customers have left that do not use this forum?

We seem to be going round in circles which is very annoying , i have been told its contention at the exchange,i live in a small town with 1 exchange ,when i get high pings  i get my brother and mother to ping idnet for me and they have low pings , how can they have low pings at the same time mine are high?

I have also noticed the high pings only show during work hours so if its not my exchange then it must be idnets end and is it a coincidence they are a business based isp?

As i have already said i think idnet are a great isp with the best cs but at the end of the day if i cannot get a decent ping which i always got until approx 2 months ago what options do i have?

Do the 24 people that pm'd you about closing the thread want a ban on all negative threads ?

 

[equk]

Ping times effect more than just gaming.

Only when used incorrectly. The ping command is intended solely to test whether a remote device is active or not, any other use is outside the specification.

Soz I was saying about what ping represents. All this cr*p is getting stupid. Ping might not be what is effecting something, but as I have said many times before it is used as an INDICATION of a problem.

I have not implied ping IS the problem all this smug cr*p about "ping isn't this ping isn't that" doesn't help.

We've been through it a few times on other threads and bringing it up over and over is as annoying as the internet explorer threads.

I think maybe I typed it wrong earlier or it was taken out of context but nvm who cares?

[equk]

I think this thread is a mess. Right from the start, making a thread about ping problems was going to be a mess, given the amount of different problems and effecting factors.

eg: My first thread about routing was closed and that problem got merged into this thread along with the other problems.

I think the thread is getting messed up. Not by the people who actually DO have ping problems, but by the constant posting of other people. The "this thread is getting me down" or "my conn is fine". Surely if you don't have a problem with ping times you shouldn't even be posting on this thread??

There are also the people who seem to start arguments over nothing.

Seriously, this is a SUPPORT thread. If people would realise that and keep it on topic, maybe it wouldn't be so long, but also it would be easier to understand.
I'm sure Simon has a hard job trying to find any relevant information from it, given the amount of arguments and un-needed comments posted. 

[browney]

And you think moaning about it is going to fix any thing your post is just as bad as

The "this thread is getting me down" or "my conn is fine".

This thread should be locked

[Rolacka]

Well I have abysmal PL at the moment although the ping is oki in between, go ahead lock the thread if u want I'll move to Adslguide / Ispreview forums, pretty sure Simon reads those too 

[maxping]

And you think moaning about it is going to fix any thing your post is just as bad as

Posting trace results and latency graphs may actually help get to the bottom of the problem.

If you don't want to read this why do you enter this forum or are you just after a argument?

You say this thread should be locked, i say stay out if you don't like what you read.