Now the dedicated server is up and running I would like to get an idea of how well it is responding to users. Over here in Australia it takes a whopping ~375ms to ping the server. This is mainly because of a routing problem with the Telstra internet service.

All packets are being sent from Sydney to the West coast of America. The server is located in San Francisco and so the packets should then be routed straight over to the data center. But no, instead they are going all the way to the UK!!! Once they get to the UK they are sent straight back again to the West coast and only then are they sent on to the server. This is usually around 22 hops and so it’s not surprising the ping is so slow.

Could I ask people to spend 30 seconds using the ping command to see how long it takes to reach my new server. If you could post a comment with your location (city, country) along with the ping time that would be great. Just using the following command prompt…

ping www.componentfactory.com

Thanks!

30 Responses to “Ping my server”

  1. TretMine Says:

    From Heilbronn, Germany a ping tooks 222ms. But we have anly a DSL 2000 for 35 people in your company.

    Greetings,
    TretMine.

  2. Innes Says:

    Pinging from Cheshire, UK (25/04/07, 09:12):

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 171ms, Maximum = 174ms, Average = 172ms

  3. Lee Says:

    From Exmouth, United Kingdom my ping took on avg 178ms.

    Regards
    Lee

  4. Matthew Says:

    From Oxford, UK
    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 182ms, Maximum = 183ms, Average = 182ms

  5. matt Says:

    From Telford, UK
    Average ping was 160ms

  6. Angel Says:

    From Lugano, Switzerland
    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 192ms, Maximum = 193ms, Average = 192ms

  7. Tommy Carlier Says:

    From Harelbeke, Belgium:
    Minimum = 165ms, Maximum = 172ms, Average = 168ms

  8. Papa Rage Says:

    From Raleigh NC, East Coast USA:

    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 80ms, Maximum = 89ms, Average = 83ms

  9. !Tocs! Says:

    From Cologne Germany:

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 210ms, Maximum = 1556ms, Average = 546ms

  10. Bob Says:

    From Toronto Canada

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=52
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=52
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=83ms TTL=52
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=78ms TTL=52

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 78ms, Maximum = 83ms, Average = 80ms

  11. Mitch Milam Says:

    From Dallas, Texas, USA

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 83ms, Maximum = 85ms, Average = 84ms

  12. Greeny Says:

    From York, UK

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=52
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=176ms TTL=52
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=52
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=52

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 176ms, Maximum = 178ms, Average = 177ms

  13. Brian C. Lane Says:

    From Port Orchard, WA

    6 packets transmitted, 6 received, 0% packet loss, time 5008ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 48.379/52.598/54.754/2.172 ms, pipe 2

    Traceroute is nice as well:

    traceroute to http://www.componentfactory.com (208.96.52.211), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
    1 192.168.101.1 (192.168.101.1) 0.404 ms 0.356 ms 0.181 ms
    2 24.113.37.1 (24.113.37.1) 9.676 ms 11.072 ms 8.744 ms
    3 24-113-127-41.wavecable.com (24.113.127.41) 10.716 ms 13.835 ms 9.096 ms
    4 wavebroadband-gw.g11-0.oly-cor0.noanet.net (64.146.232.253) 11.285 ms 11.626 ms 11.387 ms
    5 srp2-0.wtn-cor0.noanet.net (66.119.192.17) 15.779 ms 19.337 ms 17.153 ms
    6 six.above.net (198.32.180.19) 26.692 ms 14.257 ms 19.515 ms
    7 so-2-2-2.mpr1.sjc2.us.above.net (64.125.28.182) 41.375 ms 37.853 ms 32.943 ms
    8 so-4-0-0.mpr1.sfo3.us.above.net (64.125.31.122) 33.725 ms 33.112 ms 38.569 ms
    9 64.125.129.45.available.above.net (64.125.129.45) 51.722 ms 51.723 ms 60.115 ms
    10 customer-reverse-entry.208.96.31.16 (208.96.31.16) 52.450 ms 48.705 ms 46.603 ms
    11 http://www.componentfactory.net (208.96.52.211) 49.338 ms 51.681 ms 54.255 ms

    six.above.net is the Seattle Internet Exchange, so you have good connectivity to the Seattle area.

  14. Scott Meade Says:

    Denver, CO, US
    http://www.componentfactory.com ping statistics —
    50 packets transmitted, 50 packets received, 0% packet loss
    round-trip min/avg/max= 86.416/95.821/116.118ms

  15. Scott Anderson Says:

    From St. Louis, Missouri – United States

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 30, Received = 30, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Apporximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 72ms, Maximum = 137ms, Average = 79ms

    Cheers!

  16. Cordell Says:

    From Seattle Washington – United States

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=56
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=56
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=56
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=56

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 44ms, Maximum = 52ms, Average = 47ms

  17. Roman Pittroff Says:

    From Bangkok Thailand

    Pinging http://www.componentfactory.com [208.96.52.211] with 32 b

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=813ms TTL=250
    Reply from 208.96.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time=1082ms TTL=250
    Reply from 208.96.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time=1004ms TTL=250
    Reply from 208.96.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time=1016ms TTL=250

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 813ms, Maximum = 1082ms, Average = 978ms

  18. Michael Mathy Says:

    From Belgium, Brussels:

    Pinging http://www.componentfactory.com [208.96.52.211] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=167ms TTL=48
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=168ms TTL=48
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=168ms TTL=48
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=168ms TTL=48

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 167ms, Maximum = 168ms, Average = 167ms

  19. Lewis Says:

    From Raleigh, North Carolina, US
    Min = 88ms, Max = 95ms, Avg = 91ms

  20. Mike Hamilton Says:

    Surprise, AZ (outside Phoenix)

    Pinging http://www.componentfactory.com [208.96.52.211] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=49
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=74ms TTL=49
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=77ms TTL=49
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=78ms TTL=49

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 74ms, Maximum = 78ms, Average = 76ms

  21. Yaakov Ellis Says:

    476ms average from Israel

  22. denny Says:

    from tampa fl, usa on brighthouse / roadrunner cable:

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 35, Received = 35, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 81ms, Maximum = 117ms, Average = 84ms

  23. NIklas Says:

    Copenhagen, Denmark:

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 197ms, Maximum = 197ms, Average = 197ms

  24. Philippe Da Silva Says:

    Paris, France

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 183ms, Maximum = 182ms, Average = 183ms

  25. Wayne Says:

    Hi, i’m in the UK and the results are…….

    177ms Minimum, 181ms Max with an average of 179ms :)

  26. Maccari Claudio Says:

    Brescia , Italy

    Pinging http://www.componentfactory.com [208.96.52.211] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=209ms TTL=49
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=209ms TTL=49
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=210ms TTL=49
    Reply from 208.96.52.211: bytes=32 time=208ms TTL=49

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 208ms, Maximum = 210ms, Average = 209ms

  27. JArek Says:

    202ms from Warsaw, Poland

  28. Michael P Says:

    53ms from Fort Smith, AR, USA

  29. Lukasz Kogut Says:

    Opole, Poland

    Minimum = 206ms, Maximum = 216ms, Average = 210ms

  30. Ronald Poon Says:

    Hong Kong, China

    Ping statistics for 208.96.52.211:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 205ms, Maximum = 232ms, Average = 222ms

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