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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."
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