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« on: July 15, 2005, 07:24:39 PM »
I'm on a T-1 and I'm getting a 900 ping to the server, what gives guys?
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Offline Rino

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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2005, 07:54:38 PM »
Savvis anyone?
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2005, 08:06:01 PM »
When are we starting the switch to AT&T servers?
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2005, 08:14:48 PM »
Landing kills discoed. Starting to get agrivated...
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2005, 08:17:22 AM »
Misnomer.  The server does not control your ping time.  The hops (routers) on the Internet do.  The last mile (i.e. your initial connection to the Internet) is not much of a factor in the overall scheme of how data gets from one point to another and back again.

We are actively working towards getting the servers moved from thier current location.  It takes time as we must minimize the downtime.  A lot of planning, shipping, reconfiguration and so on are required.

I should add, a relocation to another ISP does not neccesarily mean there will be improvements.  If your local ISP's routers are swamped, there is nothing that will be cured by moving the servers.
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2005, 08:35:39 AM »
I couldnt agree more. I know that when I was on dial up and trying different ISP's locally I only found two that made a dramatic improvement over the rest of the field. I found upon closer investigation that the 3 major ISP's in my area all used the same hub for communication and only when I switched to a small locally owned ISP did I notice any kind of decrease in ping and disco's. This is just part of what we all have to deal with at times. :(

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Misnomer.  The server does not control your ping time.  The hops (routers) on the Internet do.  The last mile (i.e. your initial connection to the Internet) is not much of a factor in the overall scheme of how data gets from one point to another and back again.

We are actively working towards getting the servers moved from thier current location.  It takes time as we must minimize the downtime.  A lot of planning, shipping, reconfiguration and so on are required.

I should add, a relocation to another ISP does not neccesarily mean there will be improvements.  If your local ISP's routers are swamped, there is nothing that will be cured by moving the servers.

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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2005, 03:48:02 PM »
So is there no specific time for the switch Skuzzy?
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2005, 06:13:55 PM »
I heard two weeks...
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2005, 08:12:07 AM »
never had a higher ping than 63ms, and i'm 1600 miles away on dsl.

been that way for 5 years easy, even with prior server locations.

sure its not your hardware/software or interior/exterior lines ?
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2005, 08:21:50 AM »
Amraam,

From what you are saying I don't think you understand networking.  No offense intended but you have no way of knowing if you go through the same points as I and the others with problems do.  I have had the same problems and each time I run a tracert it comes up as being nodes within the Savvis network being the problem.  This is not to say folks do not have other problems as well or other things can get flakey too but Savvis has peering and infrastructure "issues" that are ongoing.
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2005, 09:18:10 AM »
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So is there no specific time for the switch Skuzzy?


It's kinda like Barbecue Nirvana; It's done when it's done.

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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2005, 09:37:54 AM »
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It's kinda like Barbecue Nirvana; It's done when it's done.

DmdMax


Leave it to you to put it into BBQ terms. :)
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2005, 04:25:27 PM »
MMM barbecue.......


Errr I understand, doesn't affect me just wondering for some squaddies.
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« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2005, 04:41:01 PM »
First time today in a couple of years that I had to log due to spikes. Very bad. I know it is not HTC's fault though.
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« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2005, 06:45:35 AM »
amraam, pingtime is only one measure of network performance... others are packet loss and variance.  If you have no complaints we're all happy for you, but you seem to be the exception rather than the rule.
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