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Unfortunately we have not been able to pin down exactly when the slowness started. That will change going forward due to the fact that we have a new monitoring system in place. Thanks for the test results. Confirms that indeed the asymmetry is not a problem anymore. -dan Dan Brisson Network Engineer University of Vermont (Ph) 802.656.8111 [log in to unmask] On 10/19/2015 2:13 PM, Ernie Buford wrote: > When did the border firewall problem begin? Someone working here > mid-day Saturday was dealing with a major slow-down. > > Current test results.... > > perfsonar-wat.uvm.edu:7123: 764 down, 613 up > Speedtest.net (BT): 313 down, 336 up > DSLreports: 670 down, 727 up > Comcast (Boston; IPv6): 489 down, 829 up > Speakeasy (NY): 699 down, 355 up > Verizon: 557 down, 694 up > testmy.net: 42 down, 20 up > > On 10/19/2015 1:45 PM, Dan Brisson wrote: >> As it turns out, we have discovered a problem with our Border >> Firewalls. After closer inspection, we failed over to the redundant >> box and the asymmetry has cleared up, at least according to my testing. >> >> Ernie, if you could test again and let me know. >> >> Thanks for alerting us to this! >> >> -dan >> >> >> Dan Brisson >> Network Engineer >> University of Vermont >> (Ph) 802.656.8111 >> [log in to unmask] >> On 10/19/2015 12:27 PM, Dan Brisson wrote: >>> Thanks Ernie, that is very informative! >>> >>> I'm digging in now to make sure we are not the cause of the asymmetry. >>> >>> -dan >>> >>> >>> Dan Brisson >>> Network Engineer >>> University of Vermont >>> (Ph) 802.656.8111 >>> [log in to unmask] >>> On 10/19/2015 11:43 AM, Ernie Buford wrote: >>>> Thanks for sharing that, Dan. We have been looking for a reliable >>>> test to run in attempts to rule out network issues when we >>>> experience performance problems over here in Aiken. Speedtest.net >>>> usually selects Burlington Telecom as test server based on ping >>>> results. I get 488 Mbps down and 31 up right now. >>>> >>>> Your local, experimental server reports 600+ Mbps up and down this >>>> morning. A battery of other tests using off-campus sources shows >>>> rather poor upload speeds... >>>> >>>> DSLreports: 683 down, 64 up >>>> Comcast: 429 down, 5 up >>>> Speakeasy: 691 down, 8 up >>>> Verizon: 537 down, 10 up >>>> testmy.net: 35 down, 1 up >>>> >>>> Interesting... but informative? >>>> >>>> Ernie >>>> >>>> On 10/19/2015 8:52 AM, Dan Brisson wrote: >>>>> Speedtest.net is showing to be very erratic in my testing as >>>>> well. Usually it's decent b/c Burlington Telecom hosts a server >>>>> and we are directly connected to them at 1Gb/s. But like Nick, I'm >>>>> getting very asymmetric results to the point where I wonder if BT >>>>> is throttling upload speeds. >>>>> >>>>> There is an internal server that is worth trying. It is >>>>> experimental at this stage, but is giving me much more consistent >>>>> results than BT's server: >>>>> >>>>> http://perfsonar-wat.uvm.edu:7123/ >>>>> >>>>> Jarlath, let me know if you're still seeing slow speeds today. >>>>> None of our logging systems are showing anything interesting at >>>>> this time but I can certainly look into it more. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> -dan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dan Brisson >>>>> Network Engineer >>>>> University of Vermont >>>>> (Ph) 802.656.8111 >>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>> On 10/19/2015 8:04 AM, Nick Gingrow wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting, I just ran it and got 322Mbps down and only 25 Mbps up. >>>>>> >>>>>> ** >>>>>> >>>>>> *Nick Gingrow* >>>>>> >>>>>> /UVM School of Business/ >>>>>> >>>>>> /IT Professional/ >>>>>> >>>>>> /802.656.0714/ >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:*Technology Discussion at UVM >>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Jarlath ONeil-Dunne >>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 17, 2015 12:28 >>>>>> *To:* [log in to unmask] >>>>>> *Subject:* Slow network speeds today >>>>>> >>>>>> Over in Aiken we are seeing very slow (less than 25 mb/s) upload >>>>>> speeds today. Anyone else noticing this? >>>>>> >>>>>> (see attached) >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.speedtest.net/result/4753582273.png >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne >>>>>> >>>>>> University of Vermont | Spatial Analysis Laboratory >>>>>> >>>>>> 802.656.3324 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >