On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 06:43:04AM +1100, Terry Collins wrote:
> My ISP runs through Ozemail, then Optus and for the last six months,
> connectivity has been getting worse. If I want to fetch a file, it is
> definitely a wget job. The last couple of days means that I can not even
> see Zip (Pacific) to fetchmail my Slug mail.
>
> > some decent downloads. Even pacific seemed slugish at work
> > today. (no pun intended)
>
> Given that someone has posted on another list that the Paddington
> exchange is well supplied with batteries and generator, I don't see how
> the electricity substation explosion should cause this effect. I
> understand that the cut Singapore cable is not a major component of
> Australia's internet connectivity
It is having an indirect effect, however. Since the cut cable cuts off
one of the major internet routes to places far away, Telstra has been
rerouting the traffic via other parts of their network. This has led to
those parts becoming saturated and a general slowdown for everybody.
In particular, the Telstra <-> Optus gateway(s) yesterday had
particularly spotty performance (if you got through at all, you may
still have been losing 80 - 90% of the packets).
Malcolm
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