NGT Sprint - S3 R1 - Barcelona - 25th April

[popabawa]

Heheh! Of course I was referring to you SBG

[Rich_A]

Will be on practice server tonight, maybe see you there.. 1m44.1 my pb so far.

[Jeffrey]

Will be on practice server tonight, maybe see you there.. 1m44.1 my pb so far.

1:44.8 with race fuel and race setup

[picnic]

Looks very unlikely I will be with you guys tonight  :'( I'm in one of my rare 10 min spells where I have an internet connection 

I applied for ADSL Max (the 8Mpbs service) and I don't seem to be able to get a reliable connection. The man on the help desk told me everytime the link dropped BT system tweaks tables to get a resiliient connection and this process can take 24-48 hours. Personally I'm skeptical. It's been a day so far and it's rubbish 

[popabawa]

Bummer Picnic

My ISP has just posted this for the users having MAX regrades;

Dear all,

Today's the day that the first of a large bulk of MAX regrades have gone through. I've received a number of queries already, but please bear this in mind if you're experiencing slow downs:

First and foremost, I need not remind most people, but MAX is also a contended service. While you can still experience fast speeds during peak hours, you're more likely to get faster speeds during off-peak times (1am-6am).

Now, the fun part ...

There are two speeds involved, the sync speed, and a speed that's set in BT's BRAS.

With the latter, there's a known issue which means the speed in the BRAS doesn't get changed. BT are working on fixing this, but for most people this won't be a problem, especially after a few days at MAX speeds (more details here).

The first thing that happens when a MAX regrade goes through is it sets about determining your highest possible speed. Now in order to do this, it has to keep cranking up the speed to see what happens. Every telephone line is different and will respond differently. Think of it as a sort of stress test; in order to work out what the maximum possible speed is, it has to go a little nuts to find out what your line's limit is.

This whole process can take up to 10 days. During this time you'll find your line goes down briefly and then comes back up at a new sync speed. This is perfectly normal.

While your line's maximum speed is being worked out, it will likely be run at speeds that it can only support with little or no reliability. This can actually result in slowdowns, because as with anything, when it's working outside of its limits, it gets a little flustered and can't do things properly. Those with routers may then notice more errors in their logs, as well as their noise margin (AKA "signal to noise ratio" or "SNR") dropping through the floor. These can all add up and result in slower throughput, because while your line rate may be faster, it's ultimately lost efficiency.

So please give your regrade some time and let the dust settle.

[picnic]

Thanks Pops, maybe all is not lost. This connection is more stable, nkP just downloaded at 360KBps so that's 50% up on the old 2Mbps line. Fingers crossed for tonight but the ping I'm running in the background is dropping packets so if I make it and I am warping I'll get out.

[Simon Gymer]

Thanks Pops, maybe all is not lost. This connection is more stable, nkP just downloaded at 360KBps so that's 50% up on the old 2Mbps line. Fingers crossed for tonight but the ping I'm running in the background is dropping packets so if I make it and I am warping I'll get out.

Hope you can make it Picnic.

[Don]

I look forward to meeting some of the new drivers on track tonight and hope you aren't all Aliens.
Welcome guys nice to get some new blood on board 

[Jeffrey]

I look forward to meeting some of the new drivers on track tonight and hope you aren't all Aliens.
Welcome guys nice to get some new blood on board 

I'm new in the GTR scene here, so I need to prove myself in that all over again.

[popabawa]

That'll take about one race Ruskus if you are as fast at GTR as you are at GTL!

[Jeffrey]

That'll take about one race Ruskus if you are as fast at GTR as you are at GTL!

That's the problem, I'm not .

[popabawa]

Thank god for that! 

[Simon Gymer]

Thank god for that! 

Hmm, well he's having you on, cause 1:44.8 in race setup is pretty darn fast if you ask me!

[Simon Gymer]

I'm afraid the main UKGTR server has gone AWOL again as with some other servers at the server provider.

Support call has been put in by Picnic. Doubt it will be resolved before tonights race though so this is likely to get postponed.

Very sorry, out of our hands.

[popabawa]

Awwww crap