[merged] Proxy server issues

[Fred_Smith]

Is there currently an issue with the proxy servers? When I use the default (ie no proxy server set) I cant get a web page, when I then ping all of the proxy serversi I mostly get timeouts, or very long ping times eg



Pinging cache1-blfs.server.ntli.net [62.254.32.4] with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.



Ping statistics for 62.254.32.4:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),



Pinging cache2-blfs.server.ntli.net [62.254.32.5] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 62.254.32.5: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=247

Reply from 62.254.32.5: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=247

Request timed out.

Reply from 62.254.32.5: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=247



Ping statistics for 62.254.32.5:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 62ms, Average = 39ms



Pinging cache3-blfs.server.ntli.net [62.254.32.6] with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.



Ping statistics for 62.254.32.6:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),



Pinging cache4-blfs.server.ntli.net [62.254.32.7] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=247

Request timed out.

Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=247

Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=247



Ping statistics for 62.254.32.7:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 29ms, Maximum = 48ms, Average = 37ms


Any help appreciated

Cheers

[Chris W]

sounds like a problem with your connection rather than the proxies, for example from here:

Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=247
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=247
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=247
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=247
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=247

try running a speed test on www.pcpitstop.com/internet/bandwidth.asp

and see what results you get. Make sure you have no other applications accessing the internet at the same time.

MB

[Fred_Smith]

This is the results I got back from the test

Download Speed 872 Kilobits/second
Download Test Size 402 KBytes
Download Time 3.685 seconds
Receive Buffer Size Not available


BTW- I'm on the 1mb connection (allegedly)

[Chris W]

can you run the blueyonder speed test

http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net/download/

and post back the results

[Fred_Smith]

I've downloaded the speed test, but when I run it I get errorr cannot retrieve a list of service providers from speed test website (error 10060)

Originally Posted by Fred_Smith

I've downloaded the speed test, but when I run it I get errorr cannot retrieve a list of service providers from speed test website (error 10060)

Just tried that speed test software here in Warrington, Works fine.


Dan Elwell's Broadband Speed Test (unregistered)
Speed Test Report 04/06/20 22:06 - Quick test

Test conducted at: 20/06/2004 22:06:28
Test sequence: Quick test

Please note that these results are a snapshot of this particular moment. Run the test a few times to ensure maximum accuracy. Although the test has been constructed to be highly accurate, no guarantees can be made to the level of accuracy experienced in everyday use.

Test 1: Ping times to UK servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 30 ms (lower is better)

mirror.ac.uk: 32 ms
gnu.teleglobe.net: 100.8 ms
hands.com: 19 ms

This result is much poorer than expected and should be investigated.

Test 2: Ping times to European servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 50 ms (lower is better)

sunet.se: 54.5 ms
cs.tu-berlin.de: 49 ms
uvsq.fr: 44.3 ms

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 3: Ping times to east-coast USA servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 120 ms (lower is better)

mirror.nocservices.com: 117.5 ms
ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu: 145.3 ms
mirror.nocservices.com: 93.3 ms

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 4: Ping times to west-coast USA servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 160 ms (lower is better)

mirrors.usc.edu: 170.3 ms
mirrors.usc.edu: 170.8 ms
cybertrails.com: 160.5 ms

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 5: Download speeds from UK servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 1024 Kb/s (higher is better)

blueyonder.lkams.kernel.org: 966 Kb/s

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 6: Upload speeds to the Speed Test Server

Ideally, you should get a result of around 256 Kb/s (higher is better)

Not conducted: You must register this software in order to perform this test.

Please click 'What's This?' for information on registering this software to enable this test.

Test 7: Packet loss en route to a UK server

Ideally, you should get a result of around 0 % (lower is better)

f2s.com: 0 %
vantage.myby.co.uk: 0 %

The results of this test indicate no problems.

End of testing.

This report was collated using Dan Elwell's Broadband Speed Test. For more information or to download, please visit www.broadbandspeedtest.net.

Generated 20/06/2004 22:06:28 using test version 3.0.316 - unregistered COPY



I am a 1 meg user

If i run pcpitstop it gives me :-

Download Speed 513 Kilobits second
Download Test Size 402 KBytes
Download Time 6.266 seconds
Receive Buffer Size Not available


Which is totaly wrong



And the same ping test as MB


Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=248
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=248
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=248
Reply from 62.254.32.7: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=248

[Fred_Smith]

Would you beleive, all back to normal now, I can even run the speed test, I wonder if NTL have changed something in my area

There would seem to be some issues with the default NTL proxies used for the Reading area at the moment (Winnersh proxy I believe).

When I go to Tom's Hardware while connected by the default proxy, my browsers (Firefox and IE) are unable to connect to their advert server. Switching to a different proxy, NTL or non-NTL, and it is able to connect with no problems.

Obviously in this instance, not being served with adverts is not necessary the greatest problem in the world, but I`m forced to wonder whether other sites or elements of pages could potentially be blocked due to this issue.

I would call NTL, but I'll be damned if I`m paying for a premium rate call to tell them this.

[MetaWraith]

"touch wood" no such issues here at the moment
am using a BT DNS server and the default proxy

Location : Lower Earley
Browser : MYIE2