Ok, tried this IP - getting packet losses there starting at Sprintlink.
Host Name IP Address Hop Ping Time Ping Avg % Loss Pkts r/s Ping best/worst
hmb2-d4-2.atm-bb.de 62.104.214.39 2 25ms 25ms 0% 35 / 35 23ms / 43ms
hmb2-c-f1-0-0.atm-bb.de 62.104.196.193 3 25ms 32ms 0% 35 / 35 24ms / 94ms
pos0-0-0-155M.ar1.JFK.gblx.net 204.246.207.53 4 124ms 125ms 0% 34 / 34 124ms / 129ms
pos0-0-0-155M.ar1.JFK.gblx.net 204.246.207.53 5 124ms 124ms 0% 34 / 34 123ms / 126ms
fe1-0-0.ar2.JFK.gblx.net 206.41.16.33 6 125ms 124ms 0% 34 / 34 124ms / 126ms
serial0-0CR-1.usnycm.savvis.net 209.83.160.189 7 129ms 128ms 0% 34 / 34 123ms / 244ms
sl-gw12-pen-10-0-T3.sprintlink.net 144.228.165.13 8 134ms 143ms 0% 34 / 34 133ms / 314ms
sl-bb10-pen-2-3.sprintlink.net 144.232.5.85 9 135ms 134ms 0% 34 / 34 130ms / 136ms
sl-bb12-pen-9-0.sprintlink.net 144.232.5.153 10 134ms 134ms 0% 34 / 34 129ms / 137ms
sl-bb11-fw-5-2.sprintlink.net 144.232.9.238 11 194ms 194ms 8% 31 / 34 190ms / 199ms
sl-bb13-fw-8-0.sprintlink.net 144.232.11.166 12 195ms 195ms 8% 31 / 34 194ms / 199ms
sl-gw13-fw-0-0-0.sprintlink.net 144.232.11.62 13 194ms 206ms 5% 32 / 34 193ms / 374ms
sl-dnetfw-1-0-T3.sprintlink.net 144.228.137.6 14 200ms 201ms 5% 32 / 34 194ms / 294ms
applink-1.usdlls.savvis.net 216.90.2.66 15 205ms 206ms 5% 32 / 34 202ms / 226ms
beta.hitechcreations.com 216.91.192.19 16 214ms 206ms 5% 32 / 34 204ms / 215ms
Alternate Route again:
Host Name IP Address Hop Ping Time Ping Avg % Loss Pkts r/s Ping best/worst
hmb2-d4-2.atm-bb.de 62.104.214.39 2 24ms 26ms 0% 43 / 43 22ms / 64ms
hmb2-c-f1-0-0.atm-bb.de 62.104.196.193 3 24ms 30ms 0% 43 / 43 24ms / 95ms
pos0-0-0-155M.ar1.JFK.gblx.net 204.246.207.53 4 124ms 124ms 0% 42 / 42 124ms / 130ms
pos0-0-0-155M.ar1.JFK.gblx.net 204.246.207.53 5 123ms 124ms 0% 42 / 42 122ms / 126ms
pos3-0-155M.cr2.JFK.gblx.net 206.132.253.101 6 125ms 124ms 0% 42 / 42 123ms / 127ms
pos2-0-2488M.wr1.WDC1.gblx.net 206.132.113.81 7 135ms 142ms 0% 42 / 42 132ms / 475ms
pos5-3-155M.cr2.IAD3.gblx.net 206.132.150.58 8 134ms 150ms 0% 42 / 42 128ms / 835ms
pos5-0-0-155M.hr1.IAD.gblx.net 206.132.253.46 9 134ms 157ms 0% 42 / 42 127ms / 1046ms
pos3-0-0-155M.br1.DCA.gblx.net 204.152.166.5 10 135ms 167ms 0% 42 / 42 128ms / 1200ms
verio.s0-0-1.br1.DCA.gblx.net 206.165.113.146 11 135ms 162ms 0% 42 / 42 132ms / 1038ms
iad0.iad3.verio.net 129.250.2.178 12 134ms 155ms 0% 42 / 42 130ms / 1040ms
iad3.dfw2.verio.net 129.250.2.209 13 174ms 174ms 0% 42 / 42 167ms / 178ms
vtxs2.dfw.verio.net 129.250.31.58 14 175ms 174ms 0% 42 / 42 169ms / 185ms
border9-f5-1-0.dlls.tx.verio.net 199.1.141.3 15 174ms 181ms 0% 42 / 42 169ms / 470ms
BORDER10-SE12-0-0.DLLS.TX.VERIO.NET 204.214.10.118 16 175ms 201ms 0% 42 / 42 170ms / 1011ms
applink-gw.nkn.net 204.214.9.90 17 174ms 209ms 0% 42 / 42 173ms / 1010ms
beta.hitechcreations.com 206.149.40.141 18 205ms 320ms 28% 30 / 42 204ms / 2926ms
Doesn't look that shiny either way. Well, going to work now, will see how it is this evening.
Az
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Azrael
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487th BG (Heavy)'The Gentlemen from Hell'