rang NTL and was told by a very nice man to do a "tracert" when I had problems, my connection is poor at the moment but not as bad as it was but does this give a clue as to the root of the problem.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>tracert
www.ntlworld.co.uk
Tracing route to
www.ntlworld.com [212.250.162.47]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 210 ms 207 ms 131 ms 10.156.63.254
2 350 ms 348 ms 421 ms brhm-t2cam1-a-ge-wan43-103.inet.ntl.com [213.106
.228.25]
3 39 ms 31 ms 56 ms brhm-t2cam1-b-v99.inet.ntl.com [213.106.229.10]
4 707 ms 607 ms 656 ms brhm-t2core-b-ge-wan61.inet.ntl.com [213.106.231
.165]
5 746 ms 441 ms 443 ms bir-bb-b-so-710-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.149]
6 301 ms 418 ms 410 ms bir-bb-a-ae0-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.153]
7 415 ms 447 ms 443 ms win-bb-b-so-700-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.142]
8 195 ms 78 ms 13 ms win-dc-b-v900.inet.ntl.com [62.253.188.166]
9 345 ms 414 ms 434 ms
www.ntlworld.com [212.250.162.47]
Trace complete.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>[/QUOTEMicrosoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>tracert
www.ntlworld.co.uk
Tracing route to
www.ntlworld.com [212.250.162.47]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 957 ms 619 ms 558 ms 10.156.63.254
2 317 ms 376 ms 143 ms brhm-t2cam1-a-ge-wan43-103.inet.ntl.com [213.106
.228.25]
3 124 ms 314 ms 59 ms brhm-t2cam1-b-v99.inet.ntl.com [213.106.229.10]
4 26 ms 8 ms 8 ms brhm-t2core-b-ge-wan61.inet.ntl.com [213.106.231
.165]
5 605 ms 548 ms 973 ms bir-bb-b-so-710-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.149]
6 807 ms 701 ms 929 ms bir-bb-a-ae0-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.153]
7 789 ms 902 ms 683 ms win-bb-b-so-700-0.inet.ntl.com [62.253.185.142]
8 895 ms 964 ms 997 ms win-dc-b-v900.inet.ntl.com [62.253.188.166]
9 827 ms 523 ms 605 ms
www.ntlworld.com [212.250.162.47]
Trace complete.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>