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ColoCrossing Buffalo Network Architecture Changes
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ColoCrossing Buffalo Network Architecture Changes

jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

Hi Guys,

In the past there have been numerous discussions about inconsistent incoming/download speeds to our Buffalo network. These inconsistencies were in large part due to where our DDOS infrastructure was placed in the network (at the edge). Today we completed a project to bring that equipment inside the network, allowing for much higher throughput speeds.

Do some testing and let us know if you're seeing better results. Looking forward to hearing some feedback.

Here's a test I just did from my office PC connected to our Buffalo network:

Thanks!

Comments

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    Is that Buffalo to Chicago? Not bad at all.

  • tr1ckytr1cky Member
    edited February 2016

    If you get me one of those 19$/m servers, I'd be gladly testing.

    Thanked by 1MacPac
  • Finally!

  • CVPS_ChrisCVPS_Chris Member, Patron Provider

    jarland said: Is that Buffalo to Chicago? Not bad at all.

    Yes, this test was from Buffalo to Chicago. We are seeing faster speeds to all of our DC's and are very happy with the results!

  • Honestly I would be happy with this change, and quickly go over to test it out. However, after @cvps_chris's and @jbiloh's lackluster performance I don't have anything with colocrossing left.

    Enjoy kiddies.

  • jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

    @Mun said:
    Honestly I would be happy with this change, and quickly go over to test it out. However, after cvps_chris's and jbiloh's lackluster performance I don't have anything with colocrossing left.

    Enjoy kiddies.

    Maybe one day you'll reconsider :)

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    @CVPS_Chris said:
    Yes, this test was from Buffalo to Chicago. We are seeing faster speeds to all of our DC's and are very happy with the results!

    Awesome! Also welcome back Chris :)

    Thanked by 2doghouch netomx
  • Your ddos protection is based in Rio Rey or there is something more ?

  • Very nice indeed. Good work.

  • I might as well put a chair on my server as DDOS protection instead of using RioRey.

    At least I can sit on the server instead of wasting money on false security.

  • jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

    @inthecloudblog said:
    Your ddos protection is based in Rio Rey or there is something more ?

    Combination of in house software and networking techniques along with riorey gear.

    Thanked by 1inthecloudblog
  • jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

    @HostingSpecialists said:
    Very nice indeed. Good work.

    Thanks! Hope your seeing more consistent, and higher speed, downloads now.

    Thanked by 1HostingSpecialists
  • edited February 2016

    @jbiloh said:
    Combination of in house software and networking techniques along with riorey gear.

    First of all I congratulate you for the effort of making or trying to make better a location that has been criticized several times.
    I'm not a customer of yours but if you were doing everything as bad as a handful of clients report you would not be expanding.
    I'll edit and go on.. ( crappy phone)
    Also let is hosted by cc ( with help of cf) and even from south america it flies .
    Software must also help or not but whts vbulletin is incredibly slow ( used to be good when they where in Rackspace(?)).Now liquid web is providing a sh service at least to what it used to be.

    So external factors like in this case ddos had been eating bw and users could not have a linear speed or even worse sh.. speeds or even downtime ?

  • jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

    inthecloudblog said: First of all I congratulate you for the effort of making or trying to make better a location that has been criticized several times.

    Thanks! We have a lot of great stuff in store in 2016, and we have no plans of slowing down. We're going to make every ColoCrossing datacenter across the United States a leader in the marketplace.

    inthecloudblog said: So external factors like in this case ddos had been eating bw and users could not have a linear speed or even worse sh.. speeds or even downtime ?

    There is overhead when you inspect packets to stop DDOS. The way the Buffalo network was setup before today, all traffic experienced this overhead. Now, due to some cool network magic, that is no longer the case, but yet any customer and any subnet can instantly be protected by our DDOS shield without physical intervention. The end results are great speeds and still the benefit of DDOS protection.

    Thanked by 1inthecloudblog
  • @jbiloh said:

    I require ipv6 on my hosts at this point. Have any ipv6?

    Thanked by 2NodePing rds100
  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    jbiloh said: There is overhead when you inspect packets to stop DDOS. The way the Buffalo network was setup before today, all traffic experienced this overhead. Now, due to some cool network magic, that is no longer the case, but yet any customer and any subnet can instantly be protected by our DDOS shield without physical intervention. The end results are great speeds and still the benefit of DDOS protection.

    Sounds like a significant oversight in design, but good to see it corrected. I imagine this is going to improve the quality of your DDOS protection as well, taking extra load off of the system.

  • jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

    jarland said: Sounds like a significant oversight in design, but good to see it corrected. I imagine this is going to improve the quality of your DDOS protection as well, taking extra load off of the system.

    It's something we always questioned, but the way it was before was actually how the manufacturer of the equipment recommended. It was certainly "simpler" but clearly not better.

  • I read the title and immediately thought "cool, they are getting ipv6". Then read the thread - nope.

  • IPv6?

  • rds100 said: cool, they are getting ipv6

    Don't worry, when they do actually do it, it will probably be one IPv6 address per server, just to avoid multiple blacklists, they can just have one.

  • @jbiloh This look very impressing for the Buffalo network.

  • jbilohjbiloh Administrator, Veteran

    simonindia said: @jbiloh This look very impressing for the Buffalo network.

    Indeed. Hoping everyone enjoys the higher download speeds.

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