Slow forum access/BT Internet

[Zimmerframe]

For fault finding, part of the issue is that it's not consistent. BT internet works great sometimes for a couple of threads... Then just stalls, run up the VPN and it's fine again. Stop the VPN 5.minutes later and it works again for a while.

For me anyway.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Been doing some investigating. Its an issue between BT Internet and Cloudflare (company that serves emtbforums)

For some BT/EE folk it goes slow or stalls at random, then sorts itself out but a VPN fixes it because it sends you a different way round the issue.

The specific issue is BT's connection to Cloudflare using IPv6. Loads of places reporting the same issue.

There is a fix workaround if you want to try it. And thats to turn off "IPv6" on your connection.

The proper fix is to disable IPv6 on your end, which forces a clean IPv4 route: on your router: if your hub lets you turn off IPv6, do it there and it covers every device.

 

[Zimmerframe]

The proper fix is to disable IPv6 on your end, which forces a clean IPv4 route: on your router: if your hub lets you turn off IPv6, do it there and it covers every device.

That's more a workaround rather than a fix. Dropping back to 32bit IP addressing rather than 128bit.

Guess the BT 128bit system has a fault they haven't traced yet, so falling back to 32 bit uses different routers.

 

[Nicho]

Everything seems to be back to normal today. All pages and photos loading instantly.

 

[Nicho]

Everything seems to be back to normal today. All pages and photos loading instantly.

One day later and back to super slow loading!

 

[Highland Wheels]

One day later and back to super slow loading!

Yeah same. Sometimes quick then other times slow AF

 

[Highland Wheels]

Still running slow

 

[Zimmerframe]

Still running slow

I found I also sometimes had slow response on "3" so must have a similar on and off problem with their cloud flare routing.

Also had the same problem on the gym website, but only on the page where you book classes, switch to VPN and works straight away.

Back in France now and everything works normally all the time.

 

[Nicho]

I found I also sometimes had slow response on "3" so must have a similar on and off problem with their cloud flare routing.

Also had the same problem on the gym website, but only on the page where you book classes, switch to VPN and works straight away.

Back in France now and everything works normally all the time.

Another day later and back to fast!

 

[Nicho]

Another day later and back to fast!

Yet another day later and back to slow today!