This has absolutely nothing to do with my subnet mask - this has to do with how Qwest has their DSL setup configured. I forget the setting they set on their end, but it ends up contributing 30-40 ms of latency.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 5:20 PM Subject: Re: Cable connections > > This is probably an indication that your subnet-mask is set > incorrectly. I would suggest you contact your ISP's > tech-support and have them walk you through the subnet-mask > setup. > > If it is set incorrectly, there may be some security issues, > depending on your particular setup. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: Cable connections > > > > > > I know, I know.... > > > > My server is in the next room, and if I ping it via it's > internal IP, it > > pings at about 10 ms. The point I was trying to make is > that if I ping it > > via it's external IP, the ping has to go through the DSL > modem, out into > > Qwest Land, and then back again. *That* is the path that > addes 30-40 ms per > > transit. That is why I can ping other severs and get > better responces then > > pinging my own server - Qwest DSL adds significant > latency, and it takes > > longer to hop through the delay to Qwest Land and back > through the delay > > again, then it takes to go out over the Internet to other > servers whos ISP > > *doesn't* introduce such latency. > > > > It sux - all of my players automatically pick up 30-40 ms > of lag because of > > this. Not that it's that bad in most cases, but border > line modem players > > just have a bit more lag then they otherwise might have. > > > >
