DC's and R0, is there a problem SE?

[Glamdring]

I've had issues every year with this, starting in late spring, and only affecting FFXI. I have called SE, according to them the problem is with my ISP, couldn't possibly be them, even if they ARE the only application affected.

[Starcade]

There was a hacking into InterNIC about when this thread first started -- basically the nameservers were being compromised.

Has the problem improved in the last several days?

[Runespider]

Playing FFXI for as long as I have I can say almost every problem I've had with r0 and extended crappy connection just to XI servers for weeks was down to ISP problems. Comcast, Tiscali, Talktalk etc suck. It's almost always your ISP at fault, even if you can connect to other sites fine.

[Mirage]

There was a hacking into InterNIC about when this thread first started -- basically the nameservers were being compromised.

Has the problem improved in the last several days?

I'm pretty sure most R0s aren't happening because nameservers are unavailable.

[erevan]

We use TimeWarner cable and it seems only FFXI is affected. When it does drop, I will do the TW speed test, I get average of 8MBS down and 1MBS up, which is normal for us. Any other website will load ok, albeit slowly at times; but our R0 will drag on until we get disconnected. Occassionly, it will come back in time to save the connection. I know the paths to the servers vary widely and all it takes is to have 1 junction/server/router hiccup/fail to lose connectivity. In the past week, it looks to be much better, only an occasional R0 or even drop. I understand the problems with hi-speed Internet issues, a hiccup can cause multitudes of problems, from the common to the bizarre; You would not believe some of the problems I've seen during installations of routers, IP equipment and fiber transport, I even deliberately caused some on new routes, that is, not carrying any customer traffic yet; to teach new people how to troubleshoot these problems.

What I was trying to find out was if any other folks were having trouble since the world merges, maybe get SE to look into any possible issues before they become major. Like maybe processor utilization capping over the normal 60-70% that most servers work at. I realize not all servers use the same process, but a lot do, or at least the ones I work do.

[RAIST]

I'm with TWC too. In the past when I've had R0 problems and it wasn't my modem crapping out (just swapped out again last week) or someone stealing cable at the neighborhood drop--it's been a routing stall in Virginia or Nova Scotia areas. Run some traceroutes to find your "black hole" and forward the log to your ISP so they can get someome to power cycle or something...lol.

Last time it was a big issue it was something RR had no control over (wound up being a Verizon FiOS segment going down), so the changed my config to shoot me through Charlotte, NC instead and put me on a different routing path and I was able to get through. Made things a little more laggy, but it allowed me to get back in the game.

[Neika]

for about the past 30 mins or so, we have been R0ing like crazy...not long enough to disconnect us, just long enough to be annoying. brought it up in ls chat and about 90% for the ls is having the same issues in different zones. I really hope that SE gets this fixed...i know its not my internet because out of 3 characters, only 2 are having R0 issues...in castle O of all places...

[Leonlionheart]

A few in my ls have had this issue, but not on a new merger server. Asura has had a lot of R0s lately.

[Neika]

I'm on Ragnarok (was on Caitsith, never had any connection issues there). I don't know why, but just last hour or so has been really bad for r0. My boyfriend r0'd 5 times while fighting one yag in castle O.

[Xanaduu]

im R0ing as i type this on lakshmi... really hope we get a dev shout out soon... making me wanna log off and be bored again ~,~
edit: r0s started at about 11:27 pm est on lakshmi, any1 else notice it start then 2??