[clug] how to use traceroute (now: iinet performance)

Tue Jun 24 22:58:40 MDT 2014

On 06/25/14 14:34, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 25/06/14 13:32, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 06/25/14 13:21, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>> On 25/06/14 13:05, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
>>>> Scott, how did you copy the results from the ndt flash panel? my firefox
>>>> won't let me.
>>>
>>> (from memory) Clicked on the Details button, then clicked on the start
>>> of the text, dragged the mouse to select all, Ctrl+C.
>>
>> Not here. Not with Ctrl+C and not with RightClick/copy.
>
>
> http://ge.tt/9nrnn1m1/v/0
>
>> This is firefox 30.0 on f19.
>> Maybe you installed some extension?
>
> Yes.
> :)
> But never-the-less it should work for you too. Details below.

Impressive list! Do you really remember what they all do? What, no PrefBar?
I could not locate one that picks text from flash though...

If anyone else know how to, then please don't be shy and speak up.

Eyal

>>> I also note you appear to have your DNS less than optimally configured -
>>> though you may have (local) DNS caching configured. DNS (using
>>
>> Yes, have a local DNS. However, for one (long) download, how much does
>> the DNS degrade the result?
>
> Time it takes to resolve the address + time it takes to download the
> data = Broadband speed (not the same as download speed).
>
> The real problem comes when you try and translate "download speed" into
> real-life broadband performance. e.g. download a web page that sources
> components from a dozen different addresses.
>
>> No other activity on the line at the same time.
>>
> <snipped>
>>>
>>> I 'suspect' your slow connection is due to the common poor performance
>>> we get in Canberra when Telstra's cables get wet (many have poor joints
>>> and lots of cables are so old they've lost their oil - you'll see it as
>>> "loss to earth on one leg" which degrades sync).
>>
>> Probably, but how come the whole problem went away after midnight, and
>> is back this morning?
>
> rerouting?
>
>> I suspect lack of bandwidth capacity (network overloaded big time).
>
> Yes, a mostly likely cause. Comparing an NDT result from then with one
> from now would show that.
>
>>
>> Eyal
>>
>
> Name: Iceweasel
> Version: 30.0
> User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:30.0) Gecko/20100101
> Firefox/30.0 Iceweasel/30.0
>
> Extensions
> ----------
>
> Name: Adblock Plus
> Version: 2.6.3
>
> Name: CacheIt!
> Version: 2.0.3
>
> Name: cliget
> Version: 1.2.1
>
> Name: DownloadHelper
> Version: 4.9.22
>
> Name: Firebug
> Version: 2.0.1
>
> Name: FireFTP
> Version: 2.0.19
>
> Name: FireFTP button
> Version: 1.1.1d
>
> Name: Flashblock
> Version: 1.5.17
>
> Name: Greasemonkey
> Version: 1.15
>
> Name: It's All Text!
> Version: 1.8.1
>
> Name: Live HTTP headers
> Version: 0.17
>
> Name: LocalLink
> Version: 0.5
>
> Name: New Tab Tools
> Version: 26
>
> Name: NoScript
> Version: 2.6.8.29
>
> Name: Print pages to PDF
> Version: 0.1.9.3
>
> Name: RightToClick  #NOTE: not enabled
> Version: 2.9.5
>
> Name: Self-Destructing Cookies
> Version: 0.4.4
>
> Name: User Agent Switcher
> Version: 0.7.3
>
> Name: Add to Search Bar
> Version: 2.5
>
> Name: Add-on Compatibility Reporter
> Version: 2.0.4
>
> Name: Autofill Forms
> Version: 0.9.9.0
>
> Name: Awesome screenshot: Capture and Annotate
> Version: 2.4.3
>
> Name: Browser Sign In
> Version: 0.1.5
>
> Name: BugMeNot Plugin
> Version: 3
>
> Name: CSS Usage
> Version: 0.3.3
>
> Name: cssUpdater
> Version: 0.5.2
>
> Name: Debian buttons
> Version: 1.10
>
> Name: DNSSEC Validator
> Version: 1.1.5
>
> Name: DownThemAll!
> Version: 2.0.17
>
> Name: Dust-Me Selectors
> Version: 4.1
>
> Name: EPUBReader
> Version: 1.4.2.4
>
> Name: Exif Viewer
> Version: 2.00
>
> Name: Extended DNSSEC Validator
> Version: 0.5
>
> Name: FireDiff
> Version: 1.2.1
>
> Name: Fireformat
> Version: 1.0.1
>
> Name: Firefox OS Simulator
> Version: 4.0.1
>
> Name: Firepicker
> Version: 1.4.3
>
> Name: FlashFirebug
> Version: 4.7.6
>
> Name: FlashGot
> Version: 1.5.5.99
>
> Name: Font Information
> Version: 0.3.1
>
> Name: FoxGuide
> Version: 1.4
>
> Name: FoxReplace
> Version: 0.16.1
>
> Name: Google Plus Manager
> Version: 1.0
>
> Name: GoogleSharing
> Version: 0.22
>
> Name: GridFox
> Version: 2.0
>
> Name: Groundspeed
> Version: 1.2
>
> Name: Illuminations for Developers
> Version: 1.1.28
>
> Name: iMacros for Firefox
> Version: 8.8.2
>
> Name: JavaScript Deobfuscator
> Version: 1.6.4
>
> Name: KDE Wallet password integration
> Version: 2.2
>
> Name: Modify Headers
> Version: 0.7.1.1
>
> Name: Nightly Tester Tools
> Version: 3.7
>
> Name: Open With
> Version: 5.6.1
>
> Name: PageDiff
> Version: 1.5
>
> Name: PageRank
> Version: 2.0
>
> Name: Passive Cache
> Version: 1.3b
>
> Name: Password Exporter
> Version: 1.2.1
>
> Name: QuickJS
> Version: 1.1
>
> Name: RefreshBlocker
> Version: 0.8
>
> Name: ScrapBook
> Version: 1.5.9
>
> Name: Scriptify
> Version: 0.2.6
>
> Name: Server Switcher
> Version: 0.5.4
>
> Name: TinEye Reverse Image Search
> Version: 1.1
>
> Name: View Dependencies
> Version: 0.3.3.2
>
> Name: W3Techs Website Technology Information
> Version: 1.0
>
> Name: Wappalyzer
> Version: 3.0.11
>
> Name: WCAG Contrast checker
> Version: 1.5.1
>
> Name: YSlow
> Version: 3.1.8
>
> Important Modified Preferences
> ------------------------------
>
> accessibility.blockautorefresh: true
> accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar: 0
> browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
> browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
> browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
> browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
> browser.places.importBookmarksHTML: false
> browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 7
> browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 30.0
> dom.mozApps.used: true
> extensions.lastAppVersion: 30.0
> font.name.serif.x-western: Oxygen
> network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
> places.database.lastMaintenance: 1403087153
> places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 79721
> plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf
> plugin.importedState: true
> privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true
> storage.vacuum.last.index: 1
> storage.vacuum.last.places.sqlite: 1403087153
>
> Plugins
> ------------------------------
> Shockwave Flash
>
>      File: libflashplayer.so,libflashplayer.so
>      Path:
> /usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so,/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
>      Version: 11.2.202.378
>      State: Enabled
>      Shockwave Flash 11.2 r202
>
> Java(TM) Plug-in 10.60.2
>
>      File: libnpjp2.so
>      Path: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-7-oracle-i586/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so
>      Version: 10.60.2
>      State: Enabled
>      Next Generation Java Plug-in 10.60.2 for Mozilla browsers
>
>
> Kind regards
>

-- 
Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)