[outages] Packet loss - Washington Level 3 - 4.2.2.2

[Josh Luthman]

I'm using 4.2.2.2 strictly as an ICMP test on Smokeping.

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373


On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Jeremy Chadwick <jdc at koitsu.org> wrote:

> It's been well-established for many years that yes, ICMP is rate-limited
> to some degree (both on the router preceding the host as well as the
> host itself) for 4.2.2.1 and/or 4.2.2.2.  Whether or not all the
> servers/all the routers are configured identically is anyone's guess,
> and it's even more difficult to determine given use of anycast.
>
> Just a reminder for folks: please do not use 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2
> indefinitely.  Their intention is to be used for temporary situations,
> i.e. setting up a workstation or server where you've forgotten to write
> down the DNS servers, thus allowing you to have something that gets you
> resolution so that you can get online to look up proper DNS servers.
>
> I only state this because of lines like this:
>
> > Been like this since ~noon November 1 for me.
>
> I'm under the impression that Google's 8.8.8.8 is more intended for
> "long-term" use, but pleas do not quote me on that.
>
> --
> | Jeremy Chadwick                                   jdc at koitsu.org |
> | UNIX Systems Administrator                http://jdc.koitsu.org/ |
> | Mountain View, CA, US                                            |
> | Making life hard for others since 1977.             PGP 4BD6C0CB |
>
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 12:20:58PM -0500, Nick Olsen wrote:
> > We hit Atlanta, And last week I saw both 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 show about
> 45%
> > loss from both our network (AS36295) and my home cable connection
> > (AS33363).
> > Lasted till about friday. I figured they ratelimited ICMP because DNS
> > resolution didn't seem to suffer at all. It seems to have cleared up
> > however.
> >
> > Nick Olsen
> > Network Operations (855) FLSPEED  x106
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >  From: "Josh Luthman" <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
> > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 11:43 AM
> > To: "outages at outages.org" <outages at outages.org>
> > Subject: [outages] Packet loss - Washington Level 3 - 4.2.2.2
> >
> > Anyone else seeing this?  Been like this since ~noon November 1 for me.
>  No
> > one else has said anything so I'm curious if it's something I did to
> upset
> > them.
> >   4. be22.clevohek-ccr01.mwrtn.rr.com  0.0%   273   16.2  13.1   6.1
>  21.6
> >  2.5  5. ae10-0.cr0.dca20.tbone.rr.com     0.0%   273   24.6  20.8  16.9
> > 29.2   2.3  6. ae-1-0.pr0.dca20.tbone.rr.com     0.0%   273   56.0  24.4
> > 14.9 108.2  14.9  7. xe-4-0-0.edge2.Washington1.Level  0.0%   273   21.7
> > 22.7  16.9  69.3   5.6  8. vlan90.csw4.Washington1.Level3.n  0.0%   273
> > 27.2  25.0  21.6  37.8   4.0  9. ae-91-91.ebr1.Washington1.Level3  0.0%
> > 273   23.3  22.0  20.7  24.0   0.4 10. ae-8-8.ebr1.Washington12.Level3.
> > 0.0%   273   32.2  24.6  11.9  36.9   3.5 11.
> > ae-1-51.edge2.Washington12.Level 14.3%   273   22.3  22.6  18.9  39.7
> 2.1
> > 12. b.resolvers.Level3.net           28.6%   273   22.3  33.8  22.0
> 1419.
> > 107.9
> >  Josh Luthman
> > Office: 937-552-2340
> > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > 1100 Wayne St
> > Suite 1337
> > Troy, OH 45373
> >
>
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