[AusNOG] High latency between TPG and Vocus - Victoria

Tue Aug 25 17:27:20 EST 2020

Much the same deal it seems with WinMTR... ICMP can only get you so far.
Standout seems to be 203.8.177.110 where the latency spikes and the packet
loss begins.
Host % Sent Recv Best Avrg Wrst Last
192.168.1.129 0 200 200 0 0 2 0
192.168.1.1 0 200 200 0 0 1 0
192.168.0.1 0 200 200 1 1 5 1
10.20.22.139 0 200 200 5 5 13 5
27-32-160-196.static.tpgi.com.au 0 200 200 5 5 13 6
203-219-107-206.static.tpgi.com.au 0 200 200 5 6 13 6
203.8.177.110 6 164 155 54 66 77 68
Request timed out. 100 40 0 0 0 0 0
Request timed out. 100 40 0 0 0 0 0
124.19.61.93 7 160 150 0 65 74 68
124.19.69.102 7 160 150 0 69 78 67
static-62.200.255.49.in-addr.VOCUS.net.au 8 152 140 56 68 84 68
ip-226.194.255.49.in-addr.VOCUS.net.au 7 160 150 57 68 96 70
Not overly surprising results, although at least the packet loss seems to
be reducing a bit now. I did the right thing and contacted my service
provider as well to log a ticket on their end (hello to anyone who might
end up with the escalation! :-D )

On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 5:08 PM Roy Adams <roy at racs.com.au> wrote:

> Ahh, awesome, just sent another with link to WinMTR.
> I try to draft emails so that others who don't know this stuff also get
> some learning/help.
>
> I hope my email came across ok.
>
> I am sure the list would be interested in your findings.
>
> Don't forget when pasting those text traces to change the font to "Fixewd
> Width", or they are hard to read in emails :)
>
> Kindly,
>
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> <roy at racs.com.au>
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> and outcomes.
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>
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 17:06, Giles Pollock <glp71s at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Agreed Roy, especially with how much ICMP traffic now gets messed with
>> compared to other protocols. At best all it really gives me is a comparison
>> between what I normally see and what I'm seeing at the moment. That and my
>> constantly dying RDP and SSH sessions to various other hosts in the same
>> network.
>>
>> Not that it can be relied on either, but running a traceroute from the
>> hosts on the Vocus link back to me shows asymmetric routing as well.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 4:59 PM Roy Adams <roy at racs.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Giles,
>>>
>>> Using ICMP tracesw to measure traffic loss is fraught with danger due to
>>> intermediate routers dropping unimportant traffic like ICMP.
>>> Drawing conclusions regarding packet loss also requires noting the same
>>> or higher degree of packet loss further down the trace, among many other
>>> factors (see further below)
>>> A double end trace (one initiated form each end) is required from
>>> 124.19.69.102 to 27.32.160.196, and also from 27.32.160.196 to
>>> 124.19.69.102.
>>> This could well show that the trace in each direction follows a
>>> different path - i.e. asymmetric routing.
>>> mtr / WinMTR is a more reliable tool to do the above - you will need mtr
>>> profiles from each end to start painting a better picture.
>>>
>>> Some light reading on understanding traceroutes in general, well worth
>>> the read:
>>>
>>> http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog47/presentations/Sunday/RAS_Traceroute_N47_Sun.pdf
>>>
>>> I hope the above is of use.
>>> Here in the Philippines, we have learned some hard lessons about making
>>> assumptions about traffic loss.
>>>
>>> Kindly,
>>>
>>> ROY ADAMS* | *P 07 3040 5010  | Web: http://www.racs.com.au/ | Wiki:
>>> https://ex.racs.com.au:444/ | eMail: mailto:roy at racs.com.au
>>> <roy at racs.com.au>
>>> A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts,
>>> events, and outcomes.
>>> If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait
>>> until you hire an amateur - Red Adair.
>>> Life is a journey through a series of adventures... Live them, love
>>> them, hate them, but never give up on your dreams, desires, and goals.
>>> Have you been good today? ಠ_ಠ
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 16:42, Giles Pollock <glp71s at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not sure if anyone else is enjoying this experience, but I've seen a
>>>> few occasions where there seems to be degradation between TPG and Vocus in
>>>> Victoria. Pings go up by between 50-100ms with about 15% packet loss along
>>>> the way.
>>>>
>>>>   4     5 ms     6 ms     5 ms  10.20.22.139
>>>>   5     6 ms     6 ms     6 ms  27-32-160-196.static.tpgi.com.au
>>>> [27.32.160.196]
>>>>   6     6 ms     6 ms     6 ms  203-219-107-206.static.tpgi.com.au
>>>> [203.219.107.206]
>>>>   7    69 ms    67 ms    69 ms  203.8.177.110
>>>>   8     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>>   9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>>>>  10    68 ms    68 ms    68 ms  124.19.61.93
>>>>  11    73 ms    72 ms    72 ms  124.19.69.102
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Seen it come and go a few times over the last few weeks too. Makes
>>>> working from home a bit of a pain when remote sessions keep getting punted
>>>> out due to the packet loss!
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