BT PT test result BT PT TAP3 TEST RESULT

I have no doubt some one will attempt to say this doesn't mean the capacity or distinct lack of it lies with plusnet , well if a tap3 test wich is testing BTW's network is providing a better result allthough not perfect as it should be around 74-75mbps it's sub 70mbps but a dam sight higher than the sub 10mbps result when on plusnets network

So yes plusnet network is in meltdown and has been this way for a very long time

When and what effect is it having?

It does tranist via Level3 peering from Plusnet and Level 3 link's are probably always run at or near capacity, and have in the past produced some really cack handed routing to some other destinations so they do have the potential of causing issues , sorry to but in BTW

it seemed to start late last week when andy was talking about it on the plusnet forums. now I see traffic going over 3 transit providers before hitting the tbb network which wasnt the case 2 weeks ago.

The affect I am not sure if any at all, but I am curious if you know the reason why it isnt going via LINX.

ok apparently (i havent tested) its only going over transit inbound to tbb, outbound is direct peering.

Well, I finally solved my speed issues. A duff CAT5, which was leading me to get anywhere between 2-10Mb single thread performance and around 20-30Mb when downloading a torrent.

Funny how 1 cable can cause such a headache.

At least it forced me to update my pfsense and fix an obvious flaw in my network layout. *sigh*..

Not sure if this was always my issue or a combination of mine and plusnet. But everything is working at full speed once again on my end.