Don't know what you mean Paul ;) Looks okay from my network (LON-DXB):
traceroute to s1.dma.dxb (91.196.184.67), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 gw.serversa.lon.ixreach.com (91.196.185.1) 7.045 ms 7.675 ms 10.324 ms 2 host-91-196-187-150.in-addr.ixreach.com (91.196.187.150) 0.295 ms 0.282 ms 0.385 ms 3 host-91-196-187-106.in-addr.ixreach.com (91.196.187.106) 10.874 ms 10.873 ms 15.447 ms 4 host-91-196-187-194.in-addr.ixreach.com (91.196.187.194) 6.292 ms 6.280 ms 6.410 ms 5 host-91-196-187-198.in-addr.ixreach.com (91.196.187.198) 6.675 ms 6.722 ms 6.920 ms 6 s1.dma.dxb.ixreach.com (91.196.184.67) 158.645 ms 159.185 ms 159.498 ms FYI most routes are now back albeit on alternative paths so there shouldn't be much ongoing issue to the region.. Steve On 2 April 2013 12:57, Paul Thornton <p...@prt.org> wrote: > Co-incidentally, I've just been discussing this with a customer, and have > a trace from a router in Dubai going to Lebanon ... taking in a global tour > as it heads off to the East. RTT is approaching 400ms and it isn't pretty > :( > > The past few weeks have certainly been interesting for anyone in that > region, or with customers there. > > Paul. > > > On 02/04/2013 12:19, Ben Vaux wrote: > >> I have been based in the UAE for the last nine years and we have had >> cables cut in Egypt four or five times over that period impacting >> performance to varying degrees. >> >> *From:*uknof-bounces@lists.**uknof.org.uk<uknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk> >> [mailto:uknof-bounces@lists.**uknof.org.uk<uknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk>] >> *On Behalf Of *Will Hargrave >> *Sent:* 02 April 2013 00:24 >> *To:* Matthew Melbourne; 'Neil J. McRae'; 'waynemerricks' >> *Cc:* uknof@lists.uknof.org.uk >> *Subject:* Re: [uknof] Please Advise: UK - India Routing issues >> >> >> In Egypt a lot of these cables share the same infrastructure, even the >> same cable sheath. >> >> So shared fate is inevitable. >> >> Matthew Melbourne <m...@melbourne.org.uk <mailto:m...@melbourne.org.uk>** >> > >> >> wrote: >> >> Not to mention the issues with SEA-ME-WE 4 (SMW4) on 27th March. >> >> http://www.telegeography.com/**products/commsupdate/articles/** >> 2013/03/28/seamew<http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/03/28/seamew> >> e-4-damage-hampers-internet-**access-in-region/ >> >> Reports suggests EIG (Europe-India Gateway) and IMEWE >> (India-Middle-East-Western-**Europe) were in 'maintenance mode'. >> >> Very fishy.. ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> Matt >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From:uknof-bounces@lists.**uknof.org.uk<from%3auknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk> >> <mailto: >> uknof-bounces@lists.**uknof.org.uk <uknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk>> >> [mailto:uknof-bounces@lists.**uknof.org.uk<uknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk>] >> On Behalf Of Neil J. McRae >> Sent: 01 April 2013 17:25 >> To: waynemerricks >> Cc:uknof@lists.uknof.org.uk >> <mailto:uk...@lists.uknof.org.**uk<uknof@lists.uknof.org.uk> >> > >> Subject: Re: [uknof] Please Advise: UK - India Routing issues >> >> As will says many cable issues - falcon and flag seems to be on for now >> but >> this was causing chaos last week. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 1 Apr 2013, at 13:45,"waynemerricks" <waynemerricks@thevoiceasia.** >> com <waynemerri...@thevoiceasia.com> <mailto:waynemerricks@** >> thevoiceasia.com <waynemerri...@thevoiceasia.com>>> >> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I apologise if this is the wrong place to ask but I was recommended >> >> reaching out to the UKNOF lists after not getting very far in other >> lists/forums. >> >> I work for a UK company with a satellite office in Northern India served >> >> by BSNL. About 4 weeks ago our inter office latency doubled to >> approximately 750ms. After some investigation on various UK ISPs I >> realised >> that they're all being routed via London -> New York -> Palo Alto -> >> Tokyo >> -> Singapore -> Chennai. >> >> The return route from India was still Mumbai -> London fairly directly as >> >> it always has been. >> >> Some time on Wednesday (27th) the route changed again. Now the UK is >> >> bouncing from London -> Egypt -> Mumbai. This is almost normal but I'm >> still averaging about 100ms higher latency than normal (I could get under >> 250ms on a good day but more usually it was about 300ms). >> >> At about the same time the return route from India changed completely (its >> >> now going Mumbai -> Chennai -> Singapore -> Tokyo -> Palo Alto -> >> New York >> -> London). >> >> I'm fairly convinced its a BSNL issue but they're doing the usual telco >> >> thing of"it must be your fault." Is there anything I can use to prove >> one >> way or the other where the fault lies? >> >> I have a handful of trace routes (attached) that didn't convince them, so >> >> where should I go next? >> >> Any advice even if its to tell me to try elsewhere would be much >> >> appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> >> Wayne >> <16.03-India (BSNL) - UK (BT).txt> >> <16.03-UK (BT) - India (BSNL).txt> >> <16.03-UK (TalkTalk) - India (BSNL).txt> <28.03-UK (BT) - India >> (BSNL).txt> <31.03-India (BSNL) - UK (BT).txt> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> > -- > Paul Thornton > > -- Director / Founder IX Reach Ltd E: steve.wil...@ixreach.com M: +44 7966 048633 Tempus Court, Bellfield Road, High Wycombe, HP13 5HA, UK.
