6-9
6 25 ms 28 ms 39 ms static-76-73-191-224.knology.net [76.73.191.224]
7 46 ms 153 ms 54 ms dynamic-75-76-35-10.knology.net [75.76.35.10]
8 52 ms 45 ms 48 ms static-75-76-84-231.knology.net [75.76.84.231]
9 44 ms 48 ms 58 ms dynamic-75-76-35-105.knology.net [75.76.35.105]


NTT:
10 56 ms 68 ms 59 ms ae-53.r08.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.194.81]
11 44 ms 58 ms 48 ms ae-3.r24.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.61]
12 84 ms 82 ms 97 ms ae-2.r20.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.13]
13 90 ms 89 ms 88 ms ae-0.r21.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.54]
14 104 ms 99 ms * ae-3.r23.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.124]
15 104 ms 109 ms 119 ms ae-45.r01.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.175]
16 115 ms 109 ms 107 ms ae-1.r00.scrmca02.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.31]
17 113 ms 109 ms 118 ms xe-0-1-0-1-1.r00.scrmca02.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [129.250.195.46]
18 197 ms 100 ms 111 ms 204.2.229.234
19 106 ms 106 ms 102 ms 204.2.229.9

it causes too much lag, and semi frequent d/cs, menus appear slow, been trying to progress though my ISP but I figured something can be done here as well? why is it being routed like that? I do not have lag issues/ping for ffxi like I do here. ( to be clear, i live in the MAIN CITY PROPER of Chicago, not a suburb.)

I am sorry but your new server location was a bad pick.