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Old 08-06-2021, 16:38   #31
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
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Easiest way to test - https://1.1.1.1/help

Yes i'll post my finding over there too
Do you know of any good guides to install cloudflared on a synology NAS running docker and pihole?

Also thanks for posting.
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
The DNS hijacking is probably also how they enforce blocking of websites for IWF and High Court orders.

Once browsers and OS's begin enabling more secure DNS lookups by default that might get fun.
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Old 09-06-2021, 08:01   #33
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Do you know of any good guides to install cloudflared on a synology NAS running docker and pihole?

Also thanks for posting.
Just the guides on the pihole wiki, it covers various architectures, as long as you have some kind of cli access you should be able to configure it

https://docs.pi-hole.net/guides/dns/cloudflared/

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The DNS hijacking is probably also how they enforce blocking of websites for IWF and High Court orders.

Once browsers and OS's begin enabling more secure DNS lookups by default that might get fun.
Had a quick look,

Looks like Virgin are blocking those at the network level via IP, all of the below addresses take me to a virgin blocked page, slightly worrying as those are some of cloudflare's anycast IPs so they're probably blocking some sites they shouldnt be that are behind cloudflare...

; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> iptorrents.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 16734
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 65494
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;iptorrents.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
iptorrents.com. 81 IN A 104.20.222.73
iptorrents.com. 81 IN A 104.20.223.73
iptorrents.com. 81 IN A 172.67.3.170
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Old 10-06-2021, 16:18   #34
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
So, I have installed Adguard home and pointed my apple tv and PC to it - using DoH etc, BT seems OK however Nowtv is still crap.

Have you seen this behaviour?

https://imgur.com/ZcUj2e1
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
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So, I have installed Adguard home and pointed my apple tv and PC to it - using DoH etc, BT seems OK however Nowtv is still crap.

Have you seen this behaviour?

https://imgur.com/ZcUj2e1
Not personally, in my testing i found nowtv uses

linear014-gb-hss1-prd-ak.cdn.skycdp.com
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linear019-gb-hss1-prd-ak.cdn.skycdp.com

for live streaming.

If you do a ping / tracert to those, what IPs do they come back to?
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
C:\WINDOWS\system32>tracert linear014-gb-hss1-prd-ak.cdn.skycdp.com

Tracing route to a1792.w60.akamai.net [176.255.191.144]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms router.asus.com [18.19.1.1]
2 10 ms 8 ms 9 ms 10.53.39.129
3 9 ms 9 ms 10 ms nott-core-2a-xe-1013-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.255.214.129]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 13 ms 14 ms 17 ms tcma5-ic-1-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.174.181]
7 13 ms 12 ms 13 ms cur1-runc2-0-0-cust2.1-3.cable.virginm.net [213.105.20.3]
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 11 ms 13 ms 10 ms host16-rangeF-mcdn.cdn.enlba.isp.sky.com [176.255.191.144]





C:\WINDOWS\system32>tracert linear019-gb-hss1-prd-ak.cdn.skycdp.com

Tracing route to a1931.w60.akamai.net [176.255.191.139]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms router.asus.com [18.19.1.1]
2 34 ms 23 ms 18 ms 10.53.39.129
3 45 ms 41 ms 33 ms nott-core-2a-xe-013-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.254.0.153]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 100 ms 215 ms 184 ms tcma5-ic-1-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.253.174.181]
7 29 ms 41 ms 72 ms cur1-runc2-0-0-cust2.1-3.cable.virginm.net [213.105.20.3]
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 13 ms 12 ms 10 ms host11-rangeF-mcdn.cdn.enlba.isp.sky.com [176.255.191.139]
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
So i get a totally different IP Range, and take a much longer route...

Tracing route to a1792.w60.akamai.net [88.221.210.11]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.88.1
2 12 ms 13 ms 10 ms 10.53.34.249
3 15 ms 11 ms 9 ms gate-core-2a-xe-501-0.network.virginmedia.net [82.2.240.105]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 24 ms 23 ms 22 ms 86.85-254-62.static.virginmediabusiness.co.uk [62.254.85.86]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 25 ms 26 ms 25 ms uk-lon01c-ri2-ae-4-0.aorta.net [84.116.135.50]
9 23 ms 28 ms 21 ms ae-8.a02.londen12.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.66.101]
10 26 ms 26 ms 25 ms ae-0.r20.londen12.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.212]
11 30 ms 26 ms 29 ms ae-24.r00.mancen01.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.190]
12 25 ms 24 ms 22 ms 212.119.4.98
13 44 ms 33 ms 25 ms r2.man-tcw.exa.net.uk [82.219.45.239]
14 26 ms 22 ms 22 ms r1.man-tcw.exa.net.uk [82.219.44.1]
15 24 ms 27 ms 31 ms r1.lon-the.exa.net.uk [82.219.45.29]
16 26 ms 25 ms 27 ms r2.lon-the.exa.net.uk [82.219.45.94]
17 55 ms 28 ms 30 ms r1.leeds-sc.exa.net.uk [82.219.2.46]
18 46 ms 52 ms 52 ms leeds-transit1.akamai.ce.exa.net.uk [82.219.2.93]
19 31 ms 31 ms 29 ms a88-221-210-11.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com [88.221.210.11]
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So i get a totally different IP Range, and take a much longer route
Well that is google dns and my kick ass Asus router for you :p
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
I get yet another route

Tracing route to a1792.w60.akamai.net [2.22.22.210]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms USGGateway [192.168.1.1]
2 10 ms 10 ms 7 ms 10.53.39.21
3 13 ms 10 ms 10 ms pres-core-2b-xe-0011-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.255.65.125]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 21 ms 21 ms 18 ms 86.85-254-62.static.virginmediabusiness.co.uk [62.254.85.86]
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 31 ms 19 ms 22 ms be2871.ccr42.lon13.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.58.185]
8 58 ms 27 ms 27 ms be12489.ccr42.par01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.57.70]
9 36 ms 26 ms 24 ms be2103.ccr32.par04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.61.22]
10 29 ms 26 ms 25 ms be2151.agr21.par04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.61.34]
11 27 ms 27 ms 29 ms akamai.demarc.cogentco.com [149.11.114.234]
12 27 ms 29 ms 26 ms a2-22-22-210.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com [2.22.22.210]

Trace complete.
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I get yet another route

Tracing route to a1792.w60.akamai.net [2.22.22.210]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms USGGateway [192.168.1.1]
2 10 ms 10 ms 7 ms 10.53.39.21
3 13 ms 10 ms 10 ms pres-core-2b-xe-0011-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.255.65.125]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 21 ms 21 ms 18 ms 86.85-254-62.static.virginmediabusiness.co.uk [62.254.85.86]
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 31 ms 19 ms 22 ms be2871.ccr42.lon13.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.58.185]
8 58 ms 27 ms 27 ms be12489.ccr42.par01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.57.70]
9 36 ms 26 ms 24 ms be2103.ccr32.par04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.61.22]
10 29 ms 26 ms 25 ms be2151.agr21.par04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.61.34]
11 27 ms 27 ms 29 ms akamai.demarc.cogentco.com [149.11.114.234]
12 27 ms 29 ms 26 ms a2-22-22-210.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com [2.22.22.210]

Trace complete.
Interesting, I'm sure that's the IP / route I was seeing when I first had issues..
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Re: Virgin Akamai Cache Congestion
Interestingly enough I've been having issues with the BBC iPlayer constantly buffering every 30-60 seconds for a couple of weeks now.

I've enabled DoT on pfSense which certainly seems to stop me hitting Virgins Akamai caches, I'll have to watch something on the iPlayer tonight and see how things are.
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Interestingly enough I've been having issues with the BBC iPlayer constantly buffering every 30-60 seconds for a couple of weeks now.

I've enabled DoT on pfSense which certainly seems to stop me hitting Virgins Akamai caches, I'll have to watch something on the iPlayer tonight and see how things are.
It's cropped up on reddit, enabling DoH / DoT has sorted it there as well.
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So i get a totally different IP Range, and take a much longer route...

Tracing route to a1792.w60.akamai.net [88.221.210.11]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.88.1
2 12 ms 13 ms 10 ms 10.53.34.249
3 15 ms 11 ms 9 ms gate-core-2a-xe-501-0.network.virginmedia.net [82.2.240.105]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 24 ms 23 ms 22 ms 86.85-254-62.static.virginmediabusiness.co.uk [62.254.85.86]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 25 ms 26 ms 25 ms uk-lon01c-ri2-ae-4-0.aorta.net [84.116.135.50]
9 23 ms 28 ms 21 ms ae-8.a02.londen12.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.66.101]
10 26 ms 26 ms 25 ms ae-0.r20.londen12.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.212]
11 30 ms 26 ms 29 ms ae-24.r00.mancen01.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.190]
12 25 ms 24 ms 22 ms 212.119.4.98
13 44 ms 33 ms 25 ms r2.man-tcw.exa.net.uk [82.219.45.239]
14 26 ms 22 ms 22 ms r1.man-tcw.exa.net.uk [82.219.44.1]
15 24 ms 27 ms 31 ms r1.lon-the.exa.net.uk [82.219.45.29]
16 26 ms 25 ms 27 ms r2.lon-the.exa.net.uk [82.219.45.94]
17 55 ms 28 ms 30 ms r1.leeds-sc.exa.net.uk [82.219.2.46]
18 46 ms 52 ms 52 ms leeds-transit1.akamai.ce.exa.net.uk [82.219.2.93]
19 31 ms 31 ms 29 ms a88-221-210-11.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com [88.221.210.11]
Is that using 1.1.1.1 DNS? I always found it had poor routing to CDNs including Akamai, compared to Google DNS.
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Is that using 1.1.1.1 DNS? I always found it had poor routing to CDNs including Akamai, compared to Google DNS.
Nah i'm now running my own local unbound server and resolving stuff myself, although i'd expect cloudflare / google to resolve hostnames to the same IP
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This is what I get using Google's DNS



Pretty slick.

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