Originally posted by mechanic
no idea how to ping plot but i can tell you i use broadband and im 30 miles west of London with very few connection troubles.
if anything, VOX seems to be the worst problem overseas.
This may help
culero
edit PS - obviously, ignore the AW stuff and use the IPs Skuzzy provided.
Trace Route
The easiest way to do trace routes is to use a software
utility like Ping Plotter or NeoTrace. You can find these
on the net, just do a search. They automate the whole
process of analyzing your internet connection.
But, for free and without having to get anything, you can
also trace your internet connection and routing now, with
the tools Windows gives you. Here's how:
1) Make sure you are connected to the internet
2) Open a DOS box - Start/Programs/MS-DOS Prompt
3) You will see a blinking _ after the text C:\WINDOWS>
That shows you where you can start typing. Its called
the "command prompt".
4) Type the command tracert, followed by a www-type web
address or an IP number. In this case, to trace to the
Air Warrior host at EA.com, use IP 159.153.229.70.
5) When you have: C:\WINDOWS>tracert 159.153.229.70 just
strike your "Enter" key on your keyboard.
6) Wait. Windows, using MS-DOS, will now trace the route
to the internet address you entered. You will see a
series of "hops" described, meaning the different
routers on the internet your signal must go through
before arriving at the destination address you typed.
Each hop will display 3 "ping times", describing
how long, in milliseconds, it takes you to send and
receive a signal to that point. If you see any * in
this part, it means the router at that point failed to
acknowledge some pings. We call this "packet loss".
7) Finally, you will see the words "Trace complete". The
last hop displayed should be the destination address.
You now have a description of the exact route from
your computer to the place on the internet you traced,
and some idea of the connection quality, AND where it
is that connection problems are actually happening.
(If you are seeing any hops with one or more * in their
time areas, those are problem areas. Contact your ISP
to discuss what, if anything, can be done to improve
your path to your destination.)
8) Now, how to send us the results. Look at the toolbar
at the top of the DOS box. You will see a button at the
left with a square drawn on it. Click that button with
the mouse. Then, you can hold the mouse left button
down and highlight the area of the DOS box text you want
to copy. Highlight the entire trace route results. Then,
look back at the toolbar, and click the button just to
the right of the highlight button you clicked before.
9) Open a Notepad, or an e-mail, click once inside, and hit
control-V to paste what you just copied from the DOS box.
