Youtube buffering issues
 

Is anyone else having issues watching videos on Youtube?

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8457]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\my_be>ping www.youtube.com

Pinging youtube-ui.l.google.com [142.250.117.93] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 142.250.117.93: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=112
Reply from 142.250.117.93: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=112
Reply from 142.250.117.93: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=112
Reply from 142.250.117.93: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=112

Ping statistics for 142.250.117.93:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 19ms, Average = 18ms

C:\Users\my_be>tracert www.h
Unable to resolve target system name www.h.

C:\Users\my_be>tracert www.youtube.com

Tracing route to youtube-ui.l.google.com [142.250.117.93]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.5
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 80.255.194.46
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 22 ms 16 ms 13 ms 80.255.204.55
6 15 ms 15 ms 21 ms 142.250.160.116
7 19 ms 20 ms 18 ms 216.239.42.41
8 18 ms 18 ms 18 ms 216.239.56.206
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 19 ms 18 ms 18 ms um-in-f93.1e100.net [142.250.117.93]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\my_be>

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Still having major issues on every YouTube video I try.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8524]
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C:\Users\my_be>tracert www.youtube.com

Tracing route to youtube-ui.l.google.com [142.250.117.136]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.5
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 8 ms 9 ms 13 ms 80.255.194.46
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 15 ms 12 ms 12 ms 80.255.204.55
6 14 ms 15 ms 19 ms 142.250.160.116
7 16 ms 16 ms 17 ms 216.239.42.41
8 18 ms 20 ms 18 ms 216.239.56.206
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 14 ms 15 ms 15 ms um-in-f136.1e100.net [142.250.117.136]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\my_be>

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Try behind a VPN or change your DNS server

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Those traces look fine and they dont indicate any VPN in use - the DNS seems to have looked up youtube just fine.

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Did this start last night? There is currently a network fault in Swansea. Do you know which hubsite you are connected to?

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

how would I find out what hub site I'm connected to?

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

If you are with Virgin click connection top of the page

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

cpc77559-cwma10-2-0-cust143.7-3.cable.virginm.net

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

OK, that's Cwmbwrla. You are very likely affected by the outage.

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

No buffering issues using Private Internet Access VPN.....

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8524]
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C:\Users\my_be>tracert.youtube.com
'tracert.youtube.com' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\my_be>tracert youtube.com

Tracing route to youtube.com [192.178.223.91]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 * * * Request timed out.
2 40 ms 33 ms 43 ms 135.136.20.1
3 27 ms 28 ms 29 ms vlan1939.core-dc1-agg1.man4.uk.m247.ro [37.120.220.86]
4 27 ms 28 ms 28 ms be-1-3101.bb1n.man4.uk.m247.ro [37.120.220.2]
5 36 ms 34 ms 34 ms be-11.bb1n.lon2.uk.m247.ro [212.103.51.183]
6 33 ms 35 ms 34 ms vlan3901.pni1.lon2.uk.m247.ro [193.9.115.136]
7 35 ms 34 ms 34 ms 142.250.161.124
8 37 ms 34 ms 36 ms 192.178.97.49
9 34 ms 34 ms 37 ms 192.178.121.160
10 37 ms 34 ms 36 ms 209.85.143.199
11 35 ms 38 ms 37 ms 142.251.197.119
12 35 ms 34 ms 34 ms 142.251.230.139
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 34 ms 34 ms 35 ms yulhrs-in-f91.1e100.net [192.178.223.91]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\my_be>

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Cough cough

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

So it must be the way VM is routing its traffic?

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Well it is often something on the route. Seeing the trace and it looking fine does not mean there is not an issue on it. You send out tiny packets and receive it back it is nothing like the through put needed for streaming. TBH running a tracecert on a site you know you are reaching but it is buffering is not going to show you much because you already know you are getting there. Pinging the site might give you more clues if there is delays and packetloss

When I have issues I always try behind a VPN first to see if it is a route issue and keep my primary DNA to google and Secondary to Cloudflare. Dunno if this helps much but I do it anyway

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Ping looks ok its just the videos keep buffering.....

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8524]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\my_be>ping youtube.com

Pinging youtube.com [142.250.129.91] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 142.250.129.91: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=111
Reply from 142.250.129.91: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=111
Reply from 142.250.129.91: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=111
Reply from 142.250.129.91: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=111

Ping statistics for 142.250.129.91:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 14ms, Maximum = 17ms, Average = 15ms

C:\Users\my_be>

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

The buffering issues don't seem to happen at night.

I'm watching YouTube videos fine at the moment.

---------- Post added at 04:41 ---------- Previous post was at 04:34 ----------

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8524]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\my_be>ping youtube.com

Pinging youtube.com [142.250.140.190] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 142.250.140.190: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=112
Reply from 142.250.140.190: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=112
Reply from 142.250.140.190: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=112
Reply from 142.250.140.190: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=112

Ping statistics for 142.250.140.190:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 19ms, Maximum = 21ms, Average = 19ms

C:\Users\my_be>tracert youtube.com

Tracing route to youtube.com [142.250.140.190]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.5
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 8 ms 9 ms 15 ms 80.255.194.44
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 17 ms 20 ms 17 ms 80.255.204.41
6 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 72.14.212.2
7 19 ms 18 ms 19 ms 74.125.253.31
8 16 ms 18 ms 18 ms 192.178.111.72
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 19 ms 18 ms 19 ms wj-in-f190.1e100.net [142.250.140.190]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\my_be>

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Would have thought if it was a load issue then it would be opposite.

If it is all still find behind a VPN then you know it is something along the way and by bypassing it you fix it . What about other streaming sites ITVX iPlayer Netflix Prime testing these will give you more clues

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Personally, I just think it's Youtube.

Sometimes I'll watch a video that 'buffers', I know it's not my connection so probably down to the 'quality' of the video.

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

it works fine behind a vpn

I got 2 different connections one openreach and one 5G and various sites respond differently on them on the same machine and on the same browser on the same day around the same time. Weird things happen along the way

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Netflix works fine.
It seems to work fine behind a VPN.

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

so it is something simply along the way

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Surely Virgin must be aware of the issue I doubt its just me having the issue.

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

it might not be anything to do with Virgin they are just the first bit of the line

Think of the world wide web and imagine getting from one place to another all the connections and data lines and if ya 5G link me thin air from tower to tower to line and so on

---------- Post added at 14:34 ---------- Previous post was at 14:30 ----------

The whole thing is freaking immense you sent my train of thought down a rabbit hole now haa

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

What's the best way of finding out what it might be?

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

Honestly you can't . You have ruled out your end with it working with a VPN and Netflix works without it so it is not you. It is not youtube because it works behind you VPN. It could be Virgin (but your net appears fine)or it could be anywhere along the route. It will likely just get better when they stumble upon it

Re: Youtube buffering issues
 

OK thanks for everything guys.