Really High Pings

[Smokinloads]

    trace over 250 pings.

some of the hops are iconsistent, but overall, not bad.

[gribz_uk]

Global Crossing causing the problems, as ever, IMO. Hopefully should avoid them when Ask4 take over. *fingers crossed*

[mirdragon]

but why is @SpencerUk getting over 60ms for the first hop to Ripwire servers

the first hop from your network back to your isp should always be the fastest

[Jimmy06]

And heres mine from an Enta Wholesaler

Code:

Tracing route to bbc-vip011.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [212.58.246.90]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms       2    13 ms    12 ms    14 ms  lns19.inx.dsl.enta.net [188.39.1.34]
  3    13 ms    13 ms    14 ms  gi1-9.inx.dist.dsl.enta.net [188.39.1.33]
  4    13 ms    13 ms    13 ms  te2-2.interxion.dsl.enta.net [78.33.141.89]
  5    13 ms    13 ms    13 ms  te2-3.interxion.core.enta.net [87.127.236.209]
  6    14 ms    13 ms    13 ms  te4-2.telehouse-east.core.enta.net [87.127.236.137]
  7    13 ms    13 ms    18 ms  bbc-gw0-linx.prt0.thdoe.bbc.co.uk [195.66.224.103]
  8    13 ms    13 ms    14 ms  212.58.238.129
  9    14 ms    17 ms    13 ms  132.185.254.145
10     *        *        *     Request timed out.
11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
12    14 ms    15 ms    14 ms  ae0.er01.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.93]
13    16 ms    17 ms    15 ms  132.185.255.165
14    15 ms    15 ms    14 ms  bbc-vip011.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk [212.58.246.90]

Trace complete.