Sky Fibre Optic

shaffaaf27 · 17 Sep 2012 at 01:30

Does tp link do a fibre router with a gigabit switch built in? If not where should I look? Don't have the greatest budget mind

sunama · 17 Sep 2012 at 01:35

Why do you want to use another router? Is there any particular reason?
For the record I think there are only 1 or 2 other routers which you can use with Sky Fibre.

If all you want is Giigabit functionality, then buy a TP Link Gigiabit switch. That's what I did and it works like a charm with the Sky Fibre router.

Naan_H · 17 Sep 2012 at 07:07

sunama said:
Let us know your speedtest result with the pro package.
I want to see if you are able to get the full 80/20 speed.

Considering I don't live close enough to get 80Mbps ( Max on the modem is 76Mbps) I'm hoping to get as close to 70mbps

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:40

ltnmzh said:
I don't remember the exact number now but it was roughly in the range of 18-24ms. Is this normal?

I will try again after I got back home. (no beer tonight, so I promise)

UPDATE the ping to bbc is ~18ms

Really appreciate if someone can share his/her ping to bbc for comparison.

Hamster · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:46

C:\>ping www.bbc.co.uk

Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.244.71] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56

Ping statistics for 212.58.244.71:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 6ms, Maximum = 6ms, Average = 6ms

Yaayuh! · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:47

ltnmzh said:
Really appreciate if someone can share his/her ping to bbc for comparison.

C:\ping bbc.co.uk

Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.241.131] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=247

Shelster · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:49

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\pshellie>ping www.bbc.co.uk

Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.244.69] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=234ms TTL=40
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=232ms TTL=40
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=226ms TTL=40
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=252ms TTL=40

Ping statistics for 212.58.244.69:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 226ms, Maximum = 252ms, Average = 236ms

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:50

Rossi~ said:
C:\ping bbc.co.uk

Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.241.131] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=247
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=247

Thanks Rossi~ I got basically the same numbers.

I really want to get 6ms though!!!! :rolleyes:

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:50

Hamster said:
C:\>ping www.bbc.co.uk

Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.244.71] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.71: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56

Ping statistics for 212.58.244.71:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 6ms, Maximum = 6ms, Average = 6ms

6ms! Simply amazing!!!!

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:51

Shelster said:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\pshellie>ping www.bbc.co.uk

Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.244.69] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=234ms TTL=40
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=232ms TTL=40
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=226ms TTL=40
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=252ms TTL=40

Ping statistics for 212.58.244.69:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 226ms, Maximum = 252ms, Average = 236ms

2xxms? Are you on Sky Fibre?

Hamster · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:53

ltnmzh said:
Thanks Rossi~ I got basically the same numbers.

I really want to get 6ms though!!!!

Are you connected to the router via ethernet cable?

Are there any other devices in the house connected to the internet?

Do you have any other apps running which may affect speed? This could include torrent apps, ms outlook.

Naan_H · 17 Sep 2012 at 16:26

Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.246.92] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 212.58.246.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 7ms, Maximum = 7ms, Average = 7ms

:cool:

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 16:30

Hamster said:
Are you connected to the router via ethernet cable?

Are there any other devices in the house connected to the internet?

Do you have any other apps running which may affect speed? This could include torrent apps, ms outlook.

Please be assured that I'm doing it properly. Of course it's via ethernet. No other apps.

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 16:31

Naan_H said:
Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.246.92] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57
Reply from 212.58.246.92: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 212.58.246.92:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 7ms, Maximum = 7ms, Average = 7ms

fantastic.

I'm crying for me 18ms....

Hamster · 17 Sep 2012 at 16:37

ltnmzh said:
Please be assured that I'm doing it properly. Of course it's via ethernet. No other apps.

They were just things that I overlooked when I first used to test. Not sure what the issue is with your ping.

ltnmzh · 17 Sep 2012 at 17:48

Hamster said:
They were just things that I overlooked when I first used to test. Not sure what the issue is with your ping.

Yea, scratching my head now..... :rolleyes:

Hamster · 17 Sep 2012 at 17:54

ltnmzh said:
Yea, scratching my head now.....

I know a low ping time is supposed to be good for online gaming but could you explain to a non-gamer like myself how much of an impact it is?

Also I don't know if it makes any difference but I use Open DNS servers on my connection.

Hamster · 18 Sep 2012 at 01:24

Naan_H said:
Considering I don't live close enough to get 80Mbps ( Max on the modem is 7bps) I'm hoping to get as close to 70mbps

Are you on Pro now? If so, how are the speeds?

Naan_H · 18 Sep 2012 at 01:31

Hamster said:
Are you on Pro now? If so, how are the speeds?

Looks like the upgrade just happened now while randomly surfing!

didn't notice any drop out at all

From the router:

Modem Status Connected
DownStream Connection Speed 72521 kbps
UpStream Connection Speed 20000 kbps

Before:

After:

Maxing out usenet and TBB 1Gb test file at 8.1MB/sec :cool:

Obviously it is early days, will see how it pans out over the coming days / weeks. Max attainable according to the unlocked modem was approx 76Mbit. BT checker suggested Max of 58 Mbit/ 18Mbit . So pretty much what i expected

I am roughly 400-500m from my cabinet (from google maps - line could be longer!)

Pinging www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.244.69] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56
Reply from 212.58.244.69: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=56

Ping statistics for 212.58.244.69:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 6ms, Maximum = 6ms, Average = 6ms

And an improvement of 1ms ping

Hamster · 18 Sep 2012 at 01:48

Nice result

I'd be more than happy with that!