Any updates on this issue? It's happening right now...

PING (70.85.16.207) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from proteus1.espoc.com (70.85.16.207): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=82.2 ms
64 bytes from proteus1.espoc.com (70.85.16.207): icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=88.2 ms

--- www.proteusview.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 2 received, 50% packet loss, time 2999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 82.243/85.257/88.272/3.028 ms

ping www.linode.com
PING www.linode.com (67.18.186.61) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from www.linode.com (67.18.186.61): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=83.4 ms
64 bytes from www.linode.com (67.18.186.61): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=84.5 ms
64 bytes from www.linode.com (67.18.186.61): icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=84.0 ms

--- www.linode.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 3000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 83.492/84.026/84.539/0.488 ms

can you post the output of a traceroute or mtr?

dani.espoc.com (0.0.0.0) Wed Feb 20 10:49:56 2008
Keys: Help Display mode Restart statistics Order of fields quit
Packets Pings
Host Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1. 192.168.0.2 0.0% 25 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0
2. 10.99.64.1 0.0% 25 6.9 9.9 5.6 17.5 2.9
3. 67.83.245.34 0.0% 25 11.5 10.4 8.0 24.4 3.3
4. ???
5. ???
6. 64.15.0.65 0.0% 24 13.1 13.6 9.8 21.9 2.8
7. 64.15.0.98 0.0% 24 31.9 35.4 30.2 41.3 3.2
8. ???
9. 64.125.30.146 0.0% 24 60.3 36.0 30.2 60.3 6.3
10. so-3-0-0.cr1.dfw2.us.above.net 16.7% 24 63.2 62.4 57.9 71.3 3.4
11. 64.124.79.77.theplanet.com 95.7% 24 87.9 87.9 87.9 87.9 0.0
12. ???
13. 70.87.253.126 95.7% 24 87.2 87.2 87.2 87.2 0.0
14. 12.96.160.11 95.7% 24 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.2 0.0
15. 67.18.186.61 50.0% 24 84.8 85.8 82.9 92.3 2.7

Looks like a problem in above.net, to me.

-Chris

I'm also having issues, which also obviously affect my ability to post on the forum. But at least I can get through a bit.

It seems like it might be upstream of ThePlanet at above.net; most people aren't having problems, but some are.

                                My traceroute  [v0.72]
downstairs-new (0.0.0.0)                                     Wed Feb 20 16:02:08 2008
Keys:  Help   Display mode   Restart statistics   Order of fields   quit
                                             Packets               Pings
 Host                                      Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg  Best  Wrst StDev
 1. local.gateway                           0.0%    81    1.2   0.8   0.7   2.7   0.3
 2. 217.32.98.122                           0.0%    81   11.7 424.4  10.5 879.2 295.4
 3. 213.123.107.161                         1.2%    81   10.2 420.3   9.8 881.1 292.0
 4. 217.41.170.25                           4.9%    81   25.5 416.6  10.8 846.6 293.0
 5. 217.41.170.66                           4.9%    81   11.9 414.2  10.7 890.4 286.5
 6. 217.41.170.134                          2.5%    81   12.7 420.4  10.9 843.4 281.7
 7. 217.41.170.62                           1.2%    80   10.5 421.4  10.2 869.9 279.4
 8. 217.32.98.113                           5.0%    80   11.4 414.6  10.3 846.1 283.2
 9. core1-pos14-0.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net   5.0%    80   11.5 406.1  11.1 825.0 276.6
10. core2-pos0-9-0-0.ilford.ukcore.bt.net   7.5%    80   12.1 399.7  12.0 791.5 275.6
11. core2-pos9-1.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net    1.2%    80   10.2 423.9  10.2 949.2 289.0
12. ge-1-2-1.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net         3.8%    80   10.4 409.9  10.4 844.6 280.5
13. so-0-1-0.mpr1.dca2.us.above.net         5.0%    80   84.1 481.8  83.5 931.2 287.2
14. so-1-0-0.mpr3.iah1.us.above.net         6.2%    80  114.2 505.9 110.0 1016. 288.2
15. so-1-1-0.mpr1.dfw2.us.above.net         6.2%    80  116.6 511.0 114.4 1019. 290.4
16. 64.124.79.77.theplanet.com             46.2%    80  142.2 519.9 140.9 1045. 295.2
17. te9-1.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com      45.0%    80  140.8 518.0 140.0 943.8 280.2
    te7-1.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com
    te7-1.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com
    te9-1.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com
18. 76.fd.5746.static.theplanet.com        43.0%    80  142.3 569.2 140.2 1059. 286.7
    7e.fd.5746.static.theplanet.com
19. vl1.car01.dllstx2.theplanet.com        54.4%    80  142.1 538.6 141.0 976.7 282.4
    vl2.car02.dllstx2.theplanet.com
20. matrix.theblob.org                     52.5%    80  142.5 549.0 139.5 955.8 283.4

hmm.. my service provider is Optimum/Cablevision
Who would be responsible for notifying Above.net in this case? Is this something that the Dallas data center would do?

Well, it seemed to fix itself, anyway. Things are fine for me now.

Yup. I don't see any packet loss right now. The strange thing is that the same thing happened during the past three mornings around this time. It lasts for about 20-30 minutes and then fixes itself.