Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
Hi everyone, I've got a real head scratcher that I have come across after replacing the router on my home network. I thought I'd share because it is a fascinating issue to me. At random times, my Windows machines (Win 7 and Win 10, attached to the network via WiFi, 5GHz) lose connectivity to the

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
The issue doesn't happen with my previous router, and I've tested multiple computers (one that isn't mine.) It doesn't seem like it decrements over time.. it just dies sooner as I trace further up the path. I can consistently die at the 7th hop if I try to go to Google, but if I trace to the 6th

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017, at 02:04 PM, William Herrin wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017, at 01:23 PM, Aaron Gould wrote: > >> That's strange... it's like the TTL on all Windows IP packets are > >> decrementing more and more as time goes on causing you to get less and > >> less hops into the internet > >

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017, at 02:57 PM, William Herrin wrote: > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Ryan Pugatch wrote: > > So in that case, I would be back to my original issue where I stop being > > able to pass traffic to the Internet, and when that happens my > > traceroute al

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017, at 03:58 PM, iam...@gmail.com wrote: > On many non-windows OS (Mac OSX, Linux, FreeBSD etc.) you can specify > ICMP > traceroute using -I: > > traceroute -I google.com > > I wonder if this would replicate your experience with Windows tracert Definitely on my list to test.

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017, at 06:35 PM, Jean-Francois Mezei wrote: > On 2017-03-01 11:28, Ryan Pugatch wrote: > > > At random times, my Windows machines (Win 7 and Win 10, attached to the > > network via WiFi, 5GHz) lose connectivity to the Internet. > > > For what

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-01 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Wed, Mar 1, 2017, at 09:29 PM, Oliver O'Boyle wrote: > Each device associated with the AP consumes memory. Small low-end > routers don't typically come with much memory. If you've got a lot of > devices associated with the AP you will run out of memory. I'm not > sure how many devices you'r

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-02 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017, at 10:32 AM, Dann Schuler wrote: > Just a quick sanity check here since I know we can occasionally overlook > the simple things. You have updated the firmware to the latest available > version correct? Have you checked for any odd services like QoS, > parental controls or a

Re: Consumer networking head scratcher

2017-03-02 Thread Ryan Pugatch
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017, at 12:24 AM, Roland Dobbins wrote: > On 2 Mar 2017, at 9:55, Oliver O'Boyle wrote: > > > Currently, I have 3 devices connected. :) > > You could have one or more botted machines launching outbound DDoS > attacks, potentially filling up the NAT translation table and/or gett

Verizon / FiOS network

2011-09-22 Thread Ryan Pugatch
Hi, Anyone noticing anything weird with the Verizon / FiOS network? Seems like many people on their network are having trouble getting to us (on Sidera / RCN) but not everyone. Traceroutes appear sane, so just wondering if anyone else is running into similar troubles. Ryan

Re: Verizon / FiOS network

2011-09-22 Thread Ryan Pugatch
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Ryan Pugatch wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Anyone noticing anything weird with the Verizon / FiOS network? >> >> Seems like many people on their network are having trouble getting to us >> (on Sidera / RCN) but not everyone.

Re: Verizon / FiOS network

2011-09-23 Thread Ryan Pugatch
rk I try Verizon or otherwise > so > I'm not sure its network related > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Ryan Rawdon wrote: > >> >> On Sep 22, 2011, at 9:32 PM, Ryan Pugatch wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Ryan Pugatch wrote: >&g

Re: A case against vendor-locking optical modules

2014-11-18 Thread Ryan Pugatch
e added > manufacturer specific pain-in-the-ass. > > -- > Jérôme Nicolle > +33 6 19 31 27 14 So my question is, to Patrick's point, if you factor in the costs of managing this versus the costs of going with someone else who does not lock you in, is it worth it? Insert comm

Cisco WiFI expertise in NYC

2015-10-22 Thread Ryan Pugatch
Hi, Looking for a company that has lots of experience with Cisco WiFi in NYC. Our office deployment is struggling due to all of the interfering APs, so we're looking for some outside help to assist us in improving our coverage. If you have any recommendations, please contact me off list. Thanks

Re: DDOS Simulation

2015-07-28 Thread Ryan Pugatch
Hi Dovid, I recommend checking out NimbusDDOS. http://www.nimbusddos.com/ I know that they have done exactly this for several notable customers, and also provide insights into impacts (they don't just blindly run the attacks for you, they provide intelligence behind what's happening to help you m

Re: Level3 routing issues

2015-07-29 Thread Ryan Pugatch
We're actually seeing some problems coming from the Boston area, going to Cisco WebEx. We keep ending up going to Level 3 NY and dying, intermittently. Unfortunately, both of our peers, Level3 and XO, end up going to the same place from Boston. If I go to WebEx from a device in Florida, we end u

Internap FCP

2011-06-06 Thread Ryan Pugatch
Hi, We are currently looking into Internap FCP as we are in the process of redoing our network infrastructure and taking on managing BGP ourselves rather than relying on blended providers. I am interested in hearing about experiences using it. Is the reporting really that good? Does it act

Re: Hotmail?

2011-06-07 Thread Ryan Pugatch
> What about starting with Zimbra's Open Source edition, and building onto > it? > Let me just step in here and say.. it's tough to build onto Zimbra. At work, we support ~1000 users on Zimbra (network edition), with hundreds of thousands of messages flowing through daily, and it doesn't like you