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ss957916

macrumors 6502a
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Jun 17, 2009
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Sometimes my internet is at lightening speed, other times it is unbelieveably slow (worse than dial-up from 10yrs ago).

But surely it could be my provider, my modem, my AirPort Express, my AirPort card, my MBP... how can I work out where the problem is?!
 

ss957916

macrumors 6502a
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Jun 17, 2009
861
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traceroute to http://www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.251.195), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 2.101 ms 1.687 ms 2.961 ms
2 10.87.192.1 (10.87.192.1) 12.374 ms 9.745 ms 10.540 ms
3 nmal-geam-1a-v15.network.virginmedia.net (62.30.242.97) 12.126 ms 14.676 ms 12.048 ms
4 osr01croy-pc111.network.virginmedia.net (62.30.242.37) 12.297 ms 12.764 ms 12.439 ms
5 osr02croy-v99.network.virginmedia.net (195.182.179.58) 11.374 ms 15.074 ms 23.565 ms
6 pop-bb-b-ae2-0.network.virginmedia.net (195.182.178.86) 11.747 ms 20.602 ms 10.766 ms
7 gfd-bb-a-so-010-0.network.virginmedia.net (213.105.172.137) 13.192 ms 29.008 ms 18.189 ms
8 gfd-bb-b-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net (213.105.172.6) 15.190 ms 55.778 ms 17.042 ms
9 redb-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net (62.253.185.78) 28.329 ms 16.335 ms 21.305 ms
10 212.58.239.249 (212.58.239.249) 18.182 ms 41.567 ms 24.969 ms
11 212.58.238.149 (212.58.238.149) 29.673 ms 32.317 ms 36.945 ms
12 212.58.239.62 (212.58.239.62) 24.158 ms 16.414 ms 18.031 ms
13 * * *
14 * * *
 

someguy

macrumors 68020
Dec 4, 2005
2,351
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Still here.
When you notice it running slowly, run Activity Monitor and check the network activity at that time. Perhaps something is calling out to the internets and causing a delay with other things you're doing online.
 
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