Pinging close to home.

PING my.co.ke (62.8.88.72) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=1 ttl=56 time=276 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=2 ttl=56 time=417 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=3 ttl=56 time=396 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=4 ttl=56 time=356 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=5 ttl=56 time=577 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=6 ttl=56 time=317 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=7 ttl=56 time=478 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=8 ttl=56 time=323 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=9 ttl=56 time=535 ms
64 bytes from my.co.ke (62.8.88.72): icmp_seq=10 ttl=56 time=460 ms
^C                                                                
--- my.co.ke ping statistics ---                                  
11 packets transmitted, 10 received, 9% packet loss, time 15130ms 
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 276.547/413.885/577.123/93.729 ms 

Pinging Google

PING google.com (74.125.67.100) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=1044 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=1528 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=1206 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=50 time=1404 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=5 ttl=50 time=904 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=6 ttl=50 time=1065 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=7 ttl=50 time=789 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=8 ttl=50 time=1910 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=9 ttl=50 time=1325 ms
64 bytes from google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=10 ttl=50 time=667 ms
^C                                                                     
--- google.com ping statistics ---                                     
11 packets transmitted, 10 received, 9% packet loss, time 10765ms      
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 667.694/1184.652/1910.522/353.476 ms, pipe 2    

Pinging Yahoo.

PING yahoo.com (209.191.93.53) 56(84) bytes of data.                   
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=1352 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=2 ttl=46 time=1372 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=3 ttl=46 time=1822 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=4 ttl=48 time=1939 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=5 ttl=45 time=1499 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=6 ttl=48 time=1937 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=7 ttl=48 time=1159 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=8 ttl=46 time=1377 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=9 ttl=45 time=2723 ms
64 bytes from b1.www.vip.mud.yahoo.com (209.191.93.53): icmp_seq=10 ttl=47 time=1767 ms
^C                                                                                    
--- yahoo.com ping statistics ---                                                     
12 packets transmitted, 10 received, 16% packet loss, time 12042ms                    
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1159.251/1695.115/2723.099/429.465 ms, pipe 3                  


Trace path Yahoo

[root@R2D2 ~]# tracepath yahoo.com
 1:  172.20.25.148 (172.20.25.148)                          0.279ms pmtu 1500
 1:  172.16.5.3 (172.16.5.3)                              1738.577ms asymm  2
 1:  172.16.5.3 (172.16.5.3)                              1295.318ms asymm  2
 2:  172.16.5.1 (172.16.5.1)                              688.985ms asymm  3
 3:  172.16.15.4 (172.16.15.4)                            1639.862ms
 3:  172.16.15.4 (172.16.15.4)                            1096.711ms
 4:  172.16.12.2 (172.16.12.2)                            1499.938ms asymm  5
 4:  172.16.12.2 (172.16.12.2)                            761.750ms asymm  5
 5:  41.223.57.225 (41.223.57.225)                        1277.749ms
 5:  41.223.57.225 (41.223.57.225)                        677.421ms
 6:  no reply
 7:  PO1-2.lon-001-access-2.interoute.net (84.233.134.101) 1685.726ms
 7:  PO1-2.lon-001-access-2.interoute.net (84.233.134.101) 1105.082ms
 8:  xe-2-3-0-0.lon-001-score-1-re0.interoute.net (84.233.218.161) 1188.843ms asymm  9
 8:  xe-2-3-0-0.lon-001-score-1-re0.interoute.net (84.233.218.161) 1766.986ms asymm  9
 9:  no reply
10:  no reply
 9:  ge-3-3-0.pat1.tc2.yahoo.com (195.66.226.129)         6578.225ms asymm 10
10:  ge-2-0-0.pat1.the.yahoo.com (66.196.65.0)            6314.133ms asymm  9
10:  ge-2-0-0.pat1.the.yahoo.com (66.196.65.0)            7934.726ms asymm  9
10:  ge-2-0-0.pat1.the.yahoo.com (66.196.65.0)            8176.495ms asymm  9
11:  so-1-0-0.pat1.nyc.yahoo.com (66.196.65.13)           8091.600ms asymm 17
11:  so-1-0-0.pat1.nyc.yahoo.com (66.196.65.13)           7390.635ms asymm 17
12:  ge-3-0-0.pat2.nyc.yahoo.com (216.115.111.66)         2005.371ms asymm 16
12:  ge-3-0-0.pat2.nyc.yahoo.com (216.115.111.66)         3486.462ms asymm 16
12:  ge-3-0-0.pat2.nyc.yahoo.com (216.115.111.66)         2921.408ms asymm 16
13:  so-3-0-0.pat1.che.yahoo.com (216.115.101.158)        939.802ms asymm 15
14:  as-1.pat1.dnx.yahoo.com (216.115.96.34)              1278.119ms
14:  as-1.pat1.dnx.yahoo.com (216.115.96.34)              2909.104ms
15:  as-0.pat1.sjc.yahoo.com (216.115.101.149)            1282.702ms asymm 14
16:  ae0-p170.msr2.sp1.yahoo.com (216.115.107.81)         2956.876ms asymm 15
17:  no reply
18:  no reply
19:  no reply
Continues to 30.


Pinging Gmail

PING gmail.com (209.85.225.83) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=736 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=617 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=3 ttl=49 time=1482 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=994 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=5 ttl=47 time=2414 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=6 ttl=49 time=1893 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=7 ttl=47 time=916 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=8 ttl=49 time=999 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=9 ttl=49 time=616 ms
64 bytes from iy-in-f83.google.com (209.85.225.83): icmp_seq=10 ttl=47 time=1516 ms
^C
--- gmail.com ping statistics ---
18 packets transmitted, 10 received, 44% packet loss, time 17681ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 616.277/1218.772/2414.382/564.717 ms, pipe 3

Trace path Gmail

[root@R2D2 ~]# tracepath gmail.com    
 1:  172.20.25.148 (172.20.25.148)                          0.287ms pmtu 1500
 1:  172.16.5.3 (172.16.5.3)                              1259.916ms asymm  2
 1:  172.16.5.3 (172.16.5.3)                              1502.314ms asymm  2
 2:  172.16.5.1 (172.16.5.1)                              1019.826ms asymm  3
 2:  172.16.5.1 (172.16.5.1)                              2077.664ms asymm  3
 3:  172.16.15.4 (172.16.15.4)                            1400.896ms         
 3:  172.16.15.4 (172.16.15.4)                            1119.680ms         
 4:  172.16.12.2 (172.16.12.2)                            700.832ms asymm  5 
 5:  41.223.57.225 (41.223.57.225)                        674.971ms          
 6:  no reply                                                                
 7:  l3.london.kdn.intersatafrica.com (212.113.15.97)     795.074ms asymm  8 
 8:  ae-34-52.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.139.97)       2679.806ms         
 8:  ae-34-52.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.139.97)       2797.668ms         
 8:  ae-34-52.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.139.97)       2555.414ms         
 9:  ae-2-2.ebr2.Amsterdam1.Level3.net (4.69.132.134)     1571.919ms         
 9:  ae-2-2.ebr2.Amsterdam1.Level3.net (4.69.132.134)     1795.622ms         
10:  ae-21-52.car1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net (4.69.139.162)   1914.852ms         
12:  no reply                                                                
13:  no reply                                                                
14:  no reply                                                                
15:  no reply                                          
continued to 30.

The one advantage Zain has over Saf is once connected (DNS and Network are OK) connection will not get lost midway.

Ashford K.