NFO server pings

Started by Led, May 19, 2015, 06:48:34 PM

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Maybe, just maybe, we will be able to use NFO for hosting the new SWBF  ;)

Please visit this page and post your server pings to find the best place to host if we are able :)

https://www.nfoservers.com/networklocations.php





Location    Capacity    Your ping
   Example IP
Atlanta (Internap)    20000 Mbps    19 ms    64.94.238.13
Chicago (Internap)    30000 Mbps    46 ms    216.52.148.4
Dallas (Internap)    20000 Mbps    51 ms    66.150.214.8
Denver (Internap)    1000 Mbps    61 ms    72.5.102.10
Frankfurt (Internap)    20000 Mbps    125 ms    31.186.250.100
Los Angeles (Internap)    20000 Mbps    74 ms    66.150.188.101
New York City (Internap)    20000 Mbps    56 ms    63.251.20.100
San Jose (Internap)    10000 Mbps    90 ms    66.151.138.9
Seattle (Premium)    50000 Mbps    83 ms    208.146.44.100
Quote from: Abraham Lincoln. on November 04, 1971, 12:34:40 PM
Don't believe everything you read on the internet

I followed your link and this is what it gave me. I live in Illinois, but it appears Dallas has a lower ping for me. As it is I can't currently play Battlefront online with our internet connection, as we have satellite internet. (Terrible Ping)

So don't make your (or any) decision based on my post, but maybe this information will be of some use to you.

Atlanta (Internap)  20000 Mbps  58 ms
Chicago (Internap)  30000 Mbps  65 ms
Dallas (Internap)  20000 Mbps  36 ms
Denver (Internap)  1000 Mbps  45 ms
Frankfurt (Internap)  20000 Mbps  158 ms
Los Angeles (Internap)  20000 Mbps  43 ms
New York City (Internap)  20000 Mbps  74 ms
San Jose (Internap)  10000 Mbps  43 ms
Seattle (Premium)  50000 Mbps  94 ms
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I am not sure if my results count since I am a European resident and most of these servers are located in USA.


Location   Capacity    Your ping   Example IP

Atlanta (Internap)   20000 Mbps   123 ms   64.94.238.13
Chicago (Internap)   30000 Mbps   139 ms   216.52.148.4
Dallas (Internap)   20000 Mbps   155 ms   66.150.214.8
Denver (Internap)   1000 Mbps   162 ms   72.5.102.10
Frankfurt (Internap)   20000 Mbps   45 ms   31.186.250.100
Los Angeles (Internap)   20000 Mbps   177 ms   66.150.188.101
New York City (Internap)   20000 Mbps   118 ms   63.251.20.100
San Jose (Internap)   10000 Mbps   184 ms   66.151.138.9
Seattle (Premium)   50000 Mbps   190 ms   208.146.44.100



Quote from: Syyy on May 20, 2015, 05:09:09 AM
I am not sure if my results count since I am a European resident and most of these servers are located in USA.



It is good to get info from European players.  I hope to find out about our Australian players too.  Maybe Chicago is the best place still, or maybe New York/ LA
Quote from: Abraham Lincoln. on November 04, 1971, 12:34:40 PM
Don't believe everything you read on the internet

My results (Wales)

Atlanta (Internap) 20000 Mbps 97 ms 64.94.238.13
Chicago (Internap) 30000 Mbps 109 ms 216.52.148.4
Dallas (Internap) 20000 Mbps 126 ms 66.150.214.8
Denver (Internap) 1000 Mbps 135 ms 72.5.102.10
Frankfurt (Internap) 20000 Mbps 30 ms 31.186.250.100
Los Angeles (Internap) 20000 Mbps 146 ms 66.150.188.101
New York City (Internap) 20000 Mbps 83 ms 63.251.20.100
San Jose (Internap) 10000 Mbps 163 ms 66.151.138.9
Seattle (Premium) 50000 Mbps 153 ms 208.146.44.100

I always thought Atlanta was best for Europe when we checked before but New York seems best for me. Isn't one of those more expensive from NFO?
I remain optimistic but I suspect it will be a choice between euro or US servers straight from EA at $50 a month...

If all is well I'll try and help out with the servers whatever happens. I think we should call the PLA one cloud City regardless of maps. ;)
I play less now but I'll always be around, lets keep this site and battlefront going. :)

I think there is a major transatlantic cable that goes to NY.

heh, yes, {PLA} SWBF Reboot Cloud City
Quote from: Abraham Lincoln. on November 04, 1971, 12:34:40 PM
Don't believe everything you read on the internet

Apparently my ping is being blocked by my own firewall. Any ideas to get around this on Norton Security 2015?

My pings
Atlanta (Internap)    20000 Mbps    50 ms    64.94.238.13
Chicago (Internap)    30000 Mbps    23 ms    216.52.148.4
Dallas (Internap)    20000 Mbps    60 ms    66.150.214.8
Denver (Internap)    1000 Mbps    48 ms    72.5.102.10
Frankfurt (Internap)    20000 Mbps    130 ms    31.186.250.100
Los Angeles (Internap)    20000 Mbps    78 ms    66.150.188.101
New York City (Internap)    20000 Mbps    43 ms    63.251.20.100
San Jose (Internap)    10000 Mbps    75 ms    66.151.138.9
Seattle (Premium)    50000 Mbps    72 ms    208.146.44.100

New York / London are the best locations for a balance of US and Euro players. I hope NFO adds servers for London this year. There are not as many pacific players on SWBF as I thought. If there were more active players from that region I'd recommend a San Jose server. According to analysis of site visitors on SWBFGamers, the player base here is estimated to be about
North America 60%
Europe 25%
Asia/Russia 6%
Latin America 5%
Pacific 4%

Quote from: swiftnocLooking at various fibermaps, most of the cables from and to Asia actually land somewhere between LA and San Jose and a very little amount of cables to Asia land in either LA or San Jose directly.
Looking over the original domestic USA fibermaps as well as more recent maps, shows that San Jose is equally important to LA and actually the two cities seem to serve together as HUBs for West Coast USA.
The original Mae-West peering hub was present in both LA as well as San Jose.

At this moment, you can get more private peerings in San Jose, but more public peers in LA (ANY2).
Looking purely at statistics like latency / traceroutes and other results - you will find that San Jose is a better choice if your target market is China, Singapore or Hongkong while LA is the better choice for Australia and Japan.
The difference however is tiny and hardly anything of note.

From a network perspective, these locations are fairly equal.
From a cost perspective, i must give the San Jose region the benefit of doubt, specifically the Santa Clara based datacenters as power in Santa Clara is cheaper then anywhere else in California, the datacenters are generally newer then most other datacenters (with some exceptions, like 900 Alameda, LA).

LA has one primary peering datacenter (One Wilshire) while San Jose has two (55 South Market and 11 Great Oaks).
Based on an objective look on all the Pro's and Con's, i believe that San Jose is the the best and most cost effective location on the USA West Coast and the best location to serve the Asian market.
But the difference between the two regions is really tiny, if you do not need a lot of power then LA might end up being the better choice for your specific build out. It is really very hard to say objectively say, what location between the two would be the best, without knowing all the ins and outs on what is important to your business.

Atlanta (Internap)         20 Gbps   21 ms   64.94.238.13
Chicago (Premium)         50 Gbps   (unavailable)   216.52.148.4
Dallas (Internap)         20 Gbps   41 ms   66.150.214.8
Denver (Internap)           1 Gbps   54 ms   72.5.102.10
Frankfurt (Internap)         20 Gbps   102 ms   31.186.250.100
Los Angeles (Internap)    20 Gbps   69 ms   66.150.188.101
New York City (Internap) 20 Gbps   11 ms   63.251.20.100
San Jose (Internap)         10 Gbps   71 ms   66.151.138.9
Seattle (Premium)         50 Gbps   75 ms   208.146.44.100