[Wikia-l] Wikia-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 3

Artur Bergman sky at crucially.net
Tue Apr 28 22:40:49 UTC 2009


Hi,

Can you try to ping 70.42.129.196

Thanks
Artur

On Apr 26, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Anupam Saraph wrote:

>>
>
> Perhaps you are right, it may be a temporary access issue. The  
> routing seems to have too many jumps judging by the long delay in  
> response. So it is quite possible one of the servers does go down  
> often. However some wikias seem to connect faster. Also some wikias  
> seem to have a significant packet loss despite fewer jumps in other  
> locations. You can have this tested for all wikias from just- 
> ping.com which has test sites across the world to check access to  
> your url. (some data below for quick reference).
>
> The last couple of times I checked there was more than 20% packet  
> loss in India, on some occasions more than 50%.
>
> Anupam
>
>
> ping: government.wikia.com (Check http://government.wikia.com/)				
>  Location	Result	min. rrt	avg. rrt	max. rrt
>  Amsterdam3, Netherlands:	Okay	7.4	7.6	7.9
>  Amsterdam2, Netherlands:	Okay	8.1	8.2	8.3
>  Florida, U.S.A.:	Okay	34.3	34.5	34.6
>  Hong Kong, China:	Okay	232.6	253.3	266.8
>  Sydney, Australia:	Okay	158	159.7	165.9
>  New York, U.S.A.:	Okay	35.3	35.5	35.8
>  Stockholm, Sweden:	Okay	43.4	43.6	43.8
>  Santa Clara, U.S.A.:	Okay	4.7	4.9	5.1
>  Vancouver, Canada:	Okay	22.8	23	23.2
>  Krakow, Poland:	Okay	36.2	36.4	36.5
>  London, United Kingdom:	Okay	1.2	1.6	2
>  Madrid, Spain:	Okay	25.9	26.4	27.1
>  Cagliari, Italy:	Okay	38.7	39.2	39.7
>  Singapore, Singapore:	Okay	380	382	384.6
>  Austin, U.S.A.:	Okay	31.4	31.6	31.7
>  Cologne, Germany:	Okay	21.7	21.9	22.3
>  Munchen, Germany:	Okay	32.5	33	33.4
>  Amsterdam, Netherlands:	Okay	10.6	10.8	11.1
>  Paris, France:	Okay	9.2	9.3	9.4
>  Shanghai, China:	Packets lost (100%)	 	
>  Melbourne, Australia:	Okay	169.7	172.2	176.7
>  Copenhagen, Denmark:	Okay	19.2	19.4	19.6
>  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:	Checkpoint temporarily not available	-	-	-
>  Lille, France:	Okay	12.5	13	14.5
>  San Francisco, U.S.A.:	Okay	2.4	2.7	2.9
>  Chicago, U.S.A.:	Okay	6.4	6.5	6.8
>  Zurich, Switzerland:	Okay	26	26.2	26.8
>  Johannesburg, South Africa:	Okay	271.5	405.1	531
>  Mumbai, India:	Okay	306.6	309.2	310.5
>  Nagano, Japan:	Okay	116	117.9	120.4
>  Haifa, Israel:	Okay	90.3	93.2	99.1
>  Auckland, New Zealand:	Okay	160.6	161.3	162
>  Groningen, Netherlands:	Okay	14.6	15.2	15.8
>  Antwerp, Belgium:	Okay	10.4	11	11.9
>  Dublin, Ireland:	Okay	11.6	12.1	12.7
>  Moscow, Russia:	Okay	70.8	71	71.3
>  Oslo, Norway:	Okay	26.5	26.8	27.1
>
>
> ping: genealogy.wikia.com (Check http://genealogy.wikia.com/)				
>  Location	Result	min. rrt	avg. rrt	max. rrt
>  Amsterdam3, Netherlands:	Okay	7.6	7.7	8.2
>  Amsterdam2, Netherlands:	Okay	8.1	8.2	8.5
>  Florida, U.S.A.:	Okay	34.4	34.4	34.5
>  Hong Kong, China:	Okay	237.9	258.3	274.1
>  Sydney, Australia:	Okay	157.8	158.1	158.5
>  New York, U.S.A.:	Okay	35.4	35.5	35.9
>  Stockholm, Sweden:	Okay	43.5	43.6	43.7
>  Santa Clara, U.S.A.:	Okay	4.7	4.9	5.3
>  Vancouver, Canada:	Okay	22.8	22.9	23.2
>  Krakow, Poland:	Okay	36.2	36.5	36.7
>  London, United Kingdom:	Okay	1.2	1.8	2
>  Madrid, Spain:	Okay	26	26.5	27.8
>  Cagliari, Italy:	Okay	38.8	39	39.2
>  Singapore, Singapore:	Okay	380.4	382.7	383.8
>  Austin, U.S.A.:	Okay	31.4	31.5	31.7
>  Cologne, Germany:	Packets lost (60%)	21.7	21.9	22.1
>  Munchen, Germany:	Okay	32.7	33	33.3
>  Amsterdam, Netherlands:	Okay	7.7	8	8.2
>  Paris, France:	Okay	9	9.2	9.4
>  Shanghai, China:	Packets lost (100%)	 	
>  Melbourne, Australia:	Okay	169.8	171.7	177.1
>  Copenhagen, Denmark:	Okay	19.3	19.4	19.6
>  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:	Checkpoint temporarily not available	-	-	-
>  Lille, France:	Okay	12.5	13.3	15.3
>  San Francisco, U.S.A.:	Okay	2.5	2.7	2.9
>  Chicago, U.S.A.:	Okay	6.4	6.5	6.7
>  Zurich, Switzerland:	Okay	25.8	26.2	26.7
>  Johannesburg, South Africa:	checking...			
>  Mumbai, India:	Okay	306.4	308.4	310.2
>  Nagano, Japan:	Okay	116.1	119	120.4
>  Haifa, Israel:	Okay	90.2	94.5	105.2
>  Auckland, New Zealand:	checking...			
>  Groningen, Netherlands:	Okay	14.9	15.3	15.7
>  Antwerp, Belgium:	Okay	10.4	11	11.5
>  Dublin, Ireland:	Okay	11.8	12	12.3
>  Moscow, Russia:	checking...			
>  Oslo, Norway:	Okay	26.4	26.6	26.7
>
> ping: campaigns.wikia.com (Check http://campaigns.wikia.com/)
>
> ping: campaigns.wikia.com (Check http://campaigns.wikia.com/)				
>  Location	Result	min. rrt	avg. rrt	max. rrt
>  Amsterdam3, Netherlands:	Okay	7.5	7.6	7.7
>  Amsterdam2, Netherlands:	Okay	8.1	8.3	8.5
>  Florida, U.S.A.:	Okay	34.3	34.4	34.6
>  Hong Kong, China:	Okay	252.3	264.1	273.5
>  Sydney, Australia:	Okay	157.9	159.5	167.8
>  New York, U.S.A.:	Okay	35.4	35.5	35.7
>  Stockholm, Sweden:	Okay	43.4	43.5	43.7
>  Santa Clara, U.S.A.:	Okay	4.8	5	5.2
>  Vancouver, Canada:	Okay	22.8	22.9	23.1
>  Krakow, Poland:	Okay	36.2	36.4	36.7
>  London, United Kingdom:	Okay	1.3	1.8	2
>  Madrid, Spain:	Okay	24.7	25.2	25.8
>  Cagliari, Italy:	Okay	38.9	39.2	39.6
>  Singapore, Singapore:	Okay	365	376.7	381.1
>  Austin, U.S.A.:	Okay	31.3	31.4	31.5
>  Cologne, Germany:	Okay	21.6	21.8	22.1
>  Munchen, Germany:	Okay	32.7	33	33.5
>  Amsterdam, Netherlands:	Okay	10.7	11	11.2
>  Paris, France:	Okay	9.1	9.2	9.3
>  Shanghai, China:	Packets lost (100%)	 	
>  Melbourne, Australia:	Okay	169.9	172.4	176.4
>  Copenhagen, Denmark:	Okay	19.3	19.4	19.6
>  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:	Checkpoint temporarily not available	-	-	-
>  Lille, France:	Okay	12.4	13.3	14.7
>  San Francisco, U.S.A.:	Okay	2.5	2.7	3.1
>  Chicago, U.S.A.:	Okay	6.4	6.6	7
>  Zurich, Switzerland:	Okay	26.1	26.4	26.6
>  Johannesburg, South Africa:	Okay	278.7	408.8	564.2
>  Mumbai, India:	Okay	306.7	308.8	310.6
>  Nagano, Japan:	Okay	116	118.3	120.6
>  Haifa, Israel:	Okay	90.6	92.8	97.1
>  Auckland, New Zealand:	Okay	160.6	161.7	163.1
>  Groningen, Netherlands:	Okay	14.7	15.1	15.6
>  Antwerp, Belgium:	Okay	10.9	12.8	17.9
>  Dublin, Ireland:	Okay	11.6	12.1	12.6
>  Moscow, Russia:	Okay	71.8	72	72.1
>  Oslo, Norway:	Okay	26.3	26.7	27.2
>
>
> ping: lostopedia.wikia.com (Check http://lostopedia.wikia.com/)				
>  Location	Result	min. rrt	avg. rrt	max. rrt
>  Amsterdam3, Netherlands:	Okay	7.5	7.6	7.7
>  Amsterdam2, Netherlands:	Okay	8.1	8.2	8.4
>  Florida, U.S.A.:	Okay	34.4	34.5	34.6
>  Hong Kong, China:	Okay	245.2	265.8	274
>  Sydney, Australia:	Okay	157.9	161	184.6
>  New York, U.S.A.:	Okay	35.5	35.6	35.8
>  Stockholm, Sweden:	Okay	43.3	43.5	43.6
>  Santa Clara, U.S.A.:	Okay	4.8	5	5.3
>  Vancouver, Canada:	Okay	22.8	22.9	23.1
>  Krakow, Poland:	Okay	36	36.3	36.4
>  London, United Kingdom:	Okay	1.3	1.7	2.1
>  Madrid, Spain:	Okay	25.8	26.4	27
>  Cagliari, Italy:	Okay	38.8	39	39.3
>  Singapore, Singapore:	Okay	380.3	381.9	385
>  Austin, U.S.A.:	Okay	31.3	31.5	31.8
>  Cologne, Germany:	Okay	21.6	21.8	22.1
>  Munchen, Germany:	Okay	32.8	33.1	33.5
>  Amsterdam, Netherlands:	Okay	7.9	8.1	8.2
>  Paris, France:	Okay	9.2	9.3	9.5
>  Shanghai, China:	Packets lost (100%)	 	
>  Melbourne, Australia:	Okay	170.2	172.4	176.6
>  Copenhagen, Denmark:	Okay	19.2	19.3	19.5
>  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:	Checkpoint temporarily not available	-	-	-
>  Lille, France:	Okay	12.5	14.4	20.9
>  San Francisco, U.S.A.:	Okay	2.5	2.7	3.1
>  Chicago, U.S.A.:	Okay	6.4	6.5	6.7
>  Zurich, Switzerland:	Okay	26	26.3	26.8
>  Johannesburg, South Africa:	checking...			
>  Mumbai, India:	Okay	303.4	304.7	307.4
>  Nagano, Japan:	Okay	116	118.3	120.6
>  Haifa, Israel:	Okay	91.3	92.6	94
>  Auckland, New Zealand:	checking...			
>  Groningen, Netherlands:	Okay	14.7	15.1	15.6
>  Antwerp, Belgium:	Okay	10.6	11	11.6
>  Dublin, Ireland:	Okay	11.9	12.1	12.6
>  Moscow, Russia:	checking...			
>  Oslo, Norway:	Okay	25.7	25.8	26
>
>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:07:48 +0200
>> From: Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia-inc.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Wikia-l] wikia access across the world
>> To: Central Wikia Mailing List <wikia-l at wikia.com>
>> Message-ID: <49D74D94.5050905 at wikia-inc.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> To my knowledge, we aren't blocked in India - however, there could be
>> access problems.  Perhaps it was a one-time thing?  Anupam, can you  
>> test
>> the same way again?
>>
>> Angela wrote:
>>> tOn Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Anupam Saraph <anupamsaraph at gmail.com 
>>> > wrote:
>>>> ping various wikias across the world from just-ping.com.
>>>> Many of them show high unavailability in India and complete
>>>> unavailability in China. Is this censorship or just net failure?
>>>
>>> In China, we know the problem  is censorship. Jimmy Wales has met  
>>> with
>>> officials there in attempts to discuss an unblock of Wikimedia and
>>> Wikia projects. Currently I believe Wikipedia is unblocked but
>>> Wikinews and Wikia are still blocked in mainland China. I'm not sure
>>> what the problem is in India yet, but it's something we'll look into
>>> as it is important to us to make sure the knowledge being created at
>>> Wikia is globally available, both for reading and editing.
>>>
>>> Angela
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