Beta Starlink with a slight tree obstruction vs degraded DOCSIS3 last mile

Wed Jun 30 13:57:49 UTC 2021

Have you thought about doing a TCP test?  Maybe an HTTP check to a
website?  That would be better than ICMP, I think, since it would be more
user like.

Josh Luthman
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On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 9:02 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuhnke at gmail.com> wrote:

> The local cable last mile operator broke something locally, or something
> degraded (water ingress, bad connectors, who knows) and can't get their act
> together sufficiently to dispatch a field tech and fix it.
>
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 11:03 AM Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What happened on June 20/21?  Looks like someone broke something on your
>> cable link or perhaps an ICMP rate limiting was introduced.
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St
>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 10:45 AM Matt Hoppes <
>> mattlists at rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know how you can be embarrassed when you have a pretty solid
>>> 30ms ping constantly, and Starlink has jitter all over the place and
>>> spikes as high as 280ms.
>>>
>>> I'll take the DOCSIS3 system....
>>>
>>> On 6/25/21 8:49 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
>>> > I thought I would post an interesting comparison between a degraded
>>> > DOCSIS3 link, of a carrier that shall remain nameless to avoid
>>> > embarrassing anybody, and a starlink CPE with a slight 1/12th tree
>>> > obstruction in a portion of its view.
>>> >
>>> > First two screenshots are the docsis3, to its gateway and to a very
>>> > reliable hosted asterisk system in Seattle.
>>> >
>>> > Second two screenshots are starlink, also to its gateway and to the
>>> same
>>> > destination.
>>> >
>>> > https://imgur.com/a/OQ5wyDr
>>> >
>>>
>>
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