Topic: [Done, working Solution] Slow download speeds from e621.net due to Cloudflare edge routing

Posted under Site Bug Reports & Feature Requests

[DONE]

Hello, I’m encountering consistently slow download speeds when accessing media files from e621.net, averaging ~300 KB/s.
However, accessing the exact same files via e926.net gives me full speed instantly (5–10 MB/s).

I’ve run tracert and nslookup, and it seems that e621.net resolves to Cloudflare IPs like 104.22.40.171, which are likely routed through overloaded or distant edge nodes (confirmed via curl download speed tests).

e926.net, on the other hand, resolves to a different Cloudflare IP (104.26.10.35) and performs flawlessly.

Can you please check your Cloudflare edge routing settings and possibly request a route optimization?

Thanks in advance!

Example:

https://static1.e621.net/data/07/e2/07e205dcae76fa36a000398ad4a47a65.webm
https://static1.e926.net/data/07/e2/07e205dcae76fa36a000398ad4a47a65.webm

e621.net ~ 30sec of download
e926.net ~ 1 sec of download

Nvm, i change C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts and added 104.26.10.35 static1.e621.net.
Maybe someone will find this post helpful. See ya!

EDIT2:

Keep in mind that this solution might stop working in the future if the IP address changes.
If that happens, check whether the issue still does not occur on e926.net. If it doesn’t, you can try updating your hosts file with the new IP.

To do that, open cmd and type nslookup e926.net

check for ip ~3rd+ on the list and update C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts with new ip: "104.26.10.35 static1.e621.net."

Updated

afffeyjyu said:
[DONE]

Hello, I’m encountering consistently slow download speeds when accessing media files from e621.net, averaging ~300 KB/s.
However, accessing the exact same files via e926.net gives me full speed instantly (5–10 MB/s).

I’ve run tracert and nslookup, and it seems that e621.net resolves to Cloudflare IPs like 104.22.40.171, which are likely routed through overloaded or distant edge nodes (confirmed via curl download speed tests).

e926.net, on the other hand, resolves to a different Cloudflare IP (104.26.10.35) and performs flawlessly.

Can you please check your Cloudflare edge routing settings and possibly request a route optimization?

Thanks in advance!

Example:

https://static1.e621.net/data/07/e2/07e205dcae76fa36a000398ad4a47a65.webm
https://static1.e926.net/data/07/e2/07e205dcae76fa36a000398ad4a47a65.webm

e621.net ~ 30sec of download
e926.net ~ 1 sec of download

Nvm, i change C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts and added 104.26.10.35 static1.e621.net.
Maybe someone will find this post helpful. See ya!

seems to have helped, thanks!

I've been running into intermittent speed issues over the last few months that make the site functionally unusable except as a way to find furaffinity links and this fixed it instantly. Thanks a ton for the post!

Surprised that I don't see that guy with the soles avatar in this thread...

Thanks for the tip, that will be useful.