hello linksys.
have a small question and would like your opinion/knowledge/assistance on the matter...
i live in massachusetts, i am trying to connect to servers located in newyork city using a linksys ea6900
more so specifically for pc gaming.. and would like any advice to get the best possible route/connection
my isp is comcast.
i call them weekly about this issue..
they claim "sorry there is nothing we can do."
i am here for a 2nd opinion.
because in real experience, i have seen MA to NYC latency average 15-25ms (my old/normal ms latency for 15+ years).
i would like to be able to get to NYC from MA without being routed through chicago, canada, denver..wherever..
that is my only concern. logical routing paths.
here is an example.. notice my routing is bypassing the newyork hop entirely.. and going directly to chicago...
this is the source of my abnormal latency, Abnormal Route Hop and Destination Address Highlighted in Bold.
3 9 ms 8 ms 7 ms te-8-3-ur01.middleboro.ma.boston.comcast.net [68
.85.161.161]
4 13 ms 11 ms 11 ms be-70-ar01.woburn.ma.boston.comcast.net [68.87.1
44.49]
5 39 ms 39 ms 39 ms be-7015-cr01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [68
.86.91.5]
6 39 ms 49 ms 38 ms he-0-15-0-0-pe03.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net
[68.86.88.138]
7 40 ms 39 ms 41 ms ae-26.r05.chcgil09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.66
.65]
8 41 ms 38 ms 37 ms ae-6.r20.chcgil09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.2
4]
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 60 ms 62 ms 64 ms ae-1.r06.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.1
49]
11 38 ms 39 ms 40 ms ae-0.internap.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.25
0.205.82]
12 37 ms 40 ms 39 ms border2.pc1-bbnet1.ext1.nym.pnap.net [216.52.95.
15]
13 39 ms 39 ms 40 ms inap-b2.e3.router.nyc.nfoservers.com [70.42.74.2
54]
14 39 ms 38 ms 39 ms c-74-91-116-73.managed-vds.internap-nyc.nfoserve
rs.com [74.91.116.73]
Trace complete.
Next Trace Route is For Utica College Located in Newyork.
72.237.4.33 csgo.utica.edu
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms Linksys09689 [192.168.1.1]
2 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms 96.120.65.97
3 8 ms 8 ms 19 ms te-8-3-ur01.middleboro.ma.boston.comcast.net [6
.85.161.161]
4 13 ms 11 ms 11 ms be-70-ar01.woburn.ma.boston.comcast.net [68.87.
44.49]
5 40 ms 39 ms 39 ms be-7015-cr01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [6
.86.91.5]
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 56 ms 41 ms 41 ms ae-0-11.bar1.Syracuse2.Level3.net [4.69.141.241
8 45 ms 45 ms 46 ms 4.26.24.202
9 55 ms 45 ms 46 ms csgo.utica.edu [72.237.4.33]
Trace complete.
Tracing route to vertgaming.com [107.161.161.108]
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms Linksys09689 [192.168.1.1]
2 8 ms 8 ms 7 ms 96.120.65.97
3 10 ms 8 ms 7 ms te-8-3-ur01.middleboro.ma.boston.comcast.net [68
.85.161.161]
4 10 ms 11 ms 12 ms be-70-ar01.woburn.ma.boston.comcast.net [68.87.1
44.49]
5 39 ms 39 ms 39 ms be-7015-cr01.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net [68
.86.91.5]
6 38 ms 38 ms 37 ms he-0-10-0-0-pe03.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net
[68.86.86.2]
7 37 ms 37 ms 37 ms ae-26.r05.chcgil09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.66
.65]
8 37 ms 37 ms 37 ms ae-6.r20.chcgil09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.2
4]
9 63 ms 63 ms 69 ms ae-5.r23.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.1
67]
10 57 ms 57 ms 56 ms ae-1.r06.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.1
49]
11 37 ms 36 ms 35 ms xe-0-1-0-8.r06.nycmny01.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [128.2
41.1.198]
12 36 ms 37 ms 37 ms rtr1.nyc.us.iniz.com [162.249.170.242]
13 37 ms 38 ms 37 ms vertgaming.com [107.161.161.108]
Trace complete.
behold... more Newyork City Servers Being Routed to Chicago First....
Lets try Virginia IP Adresses.
the logic would assume... "CHICAGO!?" after seeing New York ALL go to chicago...
nope. look who joins the party...
Tracing route to 208.78.166.113 over a maximum of 30 hops
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms Linksys09689 [192.168.1.1]
2 10 ms 7 ms 8 ms 96.120.65.97
3 8 ms 7 ms 9 ms te-8-3-ur01.middleboro.ma.boston.comcast.net [68
.85.161.161]
4 11 ms 12 ms 11 ms be-70-ar01.woburn.ma.boston.comcast.net [68.87.1
44.49]
5 14 ms 17 ms 13 ms he-0-11-0-0-ar01.needham.ma.boston.comcast.net [
162.151.112.17]
6 19 ms 19 ms 19 ms be-7015-cr01.newyork.ny.ibone.comcast.net [68.86
.90.217]
7 23 ms 25 ms 23 ms be-10102-cr02.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.8
6.85.25]
8 26 ms 23 ms 24 ms he-0-12-0-1-pe04.ashburn.va.ibone.comcast.net [6
8.86.84.202]
9 22 ms 23 ms 23 ms 66.208.216.10
I only like to play on Newyork servers..
in the past... since.. i dont know.. maybe 2000...
i have ALWAYS had under a 30ms latency to all of these locations..
and now i have anywhere from 45-60ms for NEWYORK servers...
WHAT IS THIS PHENOMENA AND HOW DO I FIX IT?
i have called comcast...(not their problem)
do any IT pros have some suggestion to fix this so i can directly communicate to my favorite servers in nyc
without being routed to chicago, canada, denver...
i just want MA>NYC
not MA>CHICAGO>NYC>CHICAGO>MA