Improve peering using Rerouting tool
July 29th, 2021, 00:11

Introduction

In this wiki article you will learn how to improve peering between your devices and your cloudbox. If you are experiencing bad peering or network issues, you can Re-route the traffic from your Cloudbox to your local IP with just a few clicks.


Steps

Step 1 - Visit Rerouting tool


From your cloudbox's dashboard, click the Re-route button to open the Rerouting Tool of your cloudbox. For CP01 it would be http://reroute.cp01.cloudboxes.io.


Step 2 - Run an mtr test


IP is prefilled with your IP address.

From the dropdown, select "mtr (10sec)" and then click the "Run Tests" button.

You should get something like:

HOST: cp01                        Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg  Best  Wrst StDev
  1.|-- gateway                    0.0%    10    0.3   3.3   0.3  30.4   9.5
  2.|-- ntt1.handoff.eqx-am7.nl.a  0.0%    10    2.3   3.0   2.3   6.9   1.4
  3.|-- ae-3.r21.amstnl07.nl.bb.g  0.0%    10    2.8   3.5   2.4  10.7   2.4
  4.|-- ae-1.a01.amstnl09.nl.bb.g  0.0%    10    2.5   3.2   2.5   8.0   1.6
  5.|-- ae-0.cisco-opendns.amstnl  0.0%    10    3.3   3.3   3.2   3.5   0.0
  6.|-- resolver1.opendns.com      0.0%    10    3.2  (3.2)  3.2   3.3   0.0


Note down the average ping time (ms) of the last row and check if you have any packet loss.

Step 3 - Select another peering route


Select another peering option from the available ones, like:

  • NTT
  • Cogent
  • Seabone
  • Level 3 / Lumen
  • Liberty Global
  • Centurylink (Level 3)
  • Tata
  • Telia

*options can differ depending on the server your cloudbox is.


Step 4 - Repeat mtr test


From the dropdown, select "mtr (10sec)" and then click the "Run Tests" button.

HOST: cp01                        Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg  Best  Wrst StDev
  1.|-- gateway                    0.0%    10    0.3   3.3   0.3  30.4   9.5
  2.|-- ae-20-4081.a01.amstnl07.n  0.0%    10    2.3   3.0   2.3   6.9   1.4
  3.|-- ae-22.r21.amstnl07.nl.bb.  0.0%    10    2.8   3.5   2.4  18.7   2.4
  4.|-- ae-1.a01.amstnl09.nl.bb.g  0.0%    10    2.5   3.2   2.5   8.0   1.6
  5.|-- ae-0.cisco-opendns.amstnl  0.0%    10    3.2   3.3   3.3   4.2   0.0
  6.|-- resolver1.opendns.com      0.0%    10    3.1  (3.1)  3.4   3.3   0.0

Repeat Step 3 & Step 4, selecting a different routing option each time, until you find the route with the least packet loss and the lowest ms.


Conclusion


You have successfully re-routed your IP to use the best peering route.


Please note that if you are using a Dynamic IP, you will have to re-select the best option every time your ISP changes your IP, which most likely than not will be the same option.