NeilReinhardt Well if it is the servers, then why do all the other devices (pi-stars, Openspots 1-3 and all other Non OS4s) work ok? The servers are probably fine, it very well could be the networks that those servers are connected to that are having issues with the OS4s. If REF030 and 001 are at a datacenter where they are using a premium service @ a premium cost, then that may be why they have no issues. When I had my server running on a bare metal server, I had to make adjustments to my network (the router specifically) to fix the OS4 issue. Then I moved it to a datacenter and the problem returned. The software is the same, so it has to be the network, which in this case, I have no control over.
To have a single appliance that everyone has to adjust their equipment just to make it work on their network makes no sense to me. It should be plug and play and it should work on any network. The OS4s are definitely doing something different compared to the other hotspots where some networks just cannot handle what the OS4s are transmitting over the network.
REF030 and REF001 are big reflectors and I suspect that they probably designed and configured much differently and must more robust so that they can handles large amounts of traffic - much more than what I have or what you have in Australia.
So I do not believe it is the servers, but I do believe it is the networks they are connected to where the packet losses with the OS4s are high, but I think it is an issue with the OS4s that should be looked at and fixed so that they will work in any network environment.
Perry