Was pinged in IRC about a concern over speeds for the .i2p website and it seemed a tad slow to me as well.

As suggested by /u/z3d I added, outbound.priority=25 to the custom tunnel options for the http tunnel to the server that hosts this site. We're seeing an increase in website 'snappiness', it definitely seems faster through the I2P network now.

Can you confirm? Was it slow before, but more responsive to you now?

If you're connected to I2P try:

http://ramble.i2p OR the b32 if it's not in your address book yet:
http://smv3cryi3n7d5ll7xpvlhstubi5yj4dadeltyrdwdr4onwd2jvvq.b32.i2p/ OR, if you want to add it to your addressbook because it's not there already...
http://ramble.i2p/?i2paddresshelper=xyOqhmjnO6Sc-t~2aeSW31bNkYTmhfHdQ7lYV-ENZ2AtkzMm4EsuNZLBQ9pMLV5ADc7lB1~l0q6jB~qstXL~vkIyPjfLWFSma0bCawCLgQrnC4RB3cbYxCF4CrD~-6Vb2GvV4jhrEnBLixtTqXMtW00otmuuzwWS80Pus4laOy066PuPPZR9QebY18W5Ae7-Hgaz92KNjtkkFe3IjPi05vM0g3rLiXpL-69hgyEy-1plJikdGD4wtiPmHr6utB5GVXvU4pBI0g-0CW9-OXDjAZLwBK33hVIGgDudYOmxiw-mAi227AIZBS~t-uQJHsyRZ0FWs0Kmj2mGupqz2fThuUW-UNOJL3FyvgTJawZ5Y4y0-76szgc~o6s33fnTQTwD1UdGXAy1TcRsUh16wyR-3lS8Ig6foTlzTD-LO0PF7WSWZzatwk6aQdTgjNW72a33DISA7Ry6G5M9J321XHyA52SpkbyqPxSj-BjqZX-vGozShBe1Q3fgkFzUPTnax-QNBQAEAAcAAA==

If it seems more responsive, let me know. I assumed I'd have to fuss with some tunnel settings and be lucky to notice any change at all, but was quite happy with only having to add a line and notice immediate improvement. But that improvement could just be isolated, I suppose.

Comments

term99 wrote on December 29, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Runs pretty quick on my end, I'm pleased with it's load times.

razorsedge wrote on December 29, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Just as an initial observation, I've had a lot more time outs today and pages that would not load. Eventually they do but... I love this site so I spend a fair amount of time here so I'll be watching to see if this persists or if is just a today thing...

Rambler OP wrote on December 29, 2020 at 10:15 PM

Just as an initial observation, I've had a lot more time outs today and pages that would not load. Eventually they do but... I love this site so I spend a fair amount of time here so I'll be watching to see if this persists or if is just a today thing...

Are those issues still occurring for you? Let me know.

razorsedge wrote on December 30, 2020 at 4:54 PM

Today, the site is far more responsive. Everything is "snappier." Pages are loading more quickly. Thank you!

Rambler OP wrote on December 30, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Good!

Rambler OP wrote on December 29, 2020 at 10:49 PM

It may also be isolated to how well integrated your router is as well.

My main router is pretty well integrated and I'm getting clearnet level responsiveness when browsing the I2P site.

I switched to my router that's in a different continent that's been up less than a day and it's noticeably slower, though not annoyingly so.

I want to make sure it's available and responsive regardless of the network and access method so let me know if it continues.

solstice wrote on December 30, 2020 at 3:55 AM

It's a bit annoying having to log in again when I use the b32 and an internal link makes me use the .i2p domain and I have to log in again. Speed-wise, it's acceptable. Slower than Tor for sure, but not unusable.

Rambler OP wrote on December 30, 2020 at 4:33 AM

Try now, see if there is any noticeable difference in performance on your end.

solstice wrote on December 30, 2020 at 7:48 PM

A lot faster now. Thank you.

Rambler OP wrote on December 30, 2020 at 7:57 PM

Good, good.

Rambler OP wrote on December 30, 2020 at 4:12 AM

Thanks. I'm beginning to think it will be highly router dependent now.

When I connect through my high speed router that is very well integrated I'm getting clearnet responsiveness. Some regulars in the #saltr IRC chat stated the same, but they're connected 24/7 and, I assume, have routers that are also well integrated in the network.

Within the last day I setup another router and it's not integrated into the network very well yet. With that, I'm definitely experiencing some lag and sluggishness that isn't present with the other router. I don't run I2P locally because because I've got slow rural internet and a monthly data cap so I can't really leave the process running at home.

I'll continue to see what I can do on the I2P side of things to help make it snappier. I've got an idea that -may- help but I want to run it by someone more knowledgeable first, haha.

not_bob wrote on December 30, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Aside from your recent downtime, things are pretty snappy now. That change was the right one to make.

Rambler OP wrote on December 30, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Setting up multi-homing now. I've got two routers in two different continents, so even if one router is down it should still be resolvable.

abralelie wrote on January 6, 2021 at 3:08 PM

It's definitely faster now! I was surprised and initially thought it was my I2P router than suddenly decided to speed up..

Nice to know the priority option exists!

Rambler OP wrote on January 6, 2021 at 7:52 PM

It's definitely faster now! I was surprised and initially thought it was my I2P router than suddenly decided to speed up..

I'm happy to see that. Glad to see that it's fast on your end as well.

Rambler OP wrote on December 29, 2020 at 8:55 PM

Should be noted that I access this website from all the different networks and may spend a day or two only connecting to it over a particular one, so I don't immediately notice any degradation in performance.

So whether you're reading this from I2P, Loki, Yggdrasil, Tor or clearnet and things seem slower than usual... Just let me know and I'll see what can be done.