High latency to google DNS

[Networks Centre]

Hi we are getting high latency to google dns last hope cause pings to go high . What could be the problem?

C:\Users\FINANCE>tracert 8.8.8.8

Tracing route to dns.google [8.8.8.8]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1

  2     4 ms     1 ms     1 ms  192.168.15.9

  3     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  197.157.231.37

  4     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  196.22.131.202

  5     2 ms     2 ms     1 ms  105.21.40.237

  6    12 ms    10 ms    10 ms  ae-1.cr-02-nbo.ke.seacomnet.com [105.16.19.2]

  7    10 ms     9 ms     8 ms  xe-0-7-0-5.cr-02-mba.ke.seacomnet.com [105.16.9.234]

  8     8 ms     7 ms     7 ms  xe-1-0-0.pp-01-mba.ke.seacomnet.com [105.16.17.8]

  9     7 ms     7 ms     7 ms  72.14.212.38

 10     7 ms     7 ms     7 ms  172.253.53.1

 11     7 ms     7 ms     7 ms  108.170.234.95

 12   106 ms     *        *     dns.google [8.8.8.8]

 13   107 ms     *      107 ms  dns.google [8.8.8.8]

[Anthony Lieuallen]

It looks like every network hop you've shown is in Kenya.  https://developers.devsite.corp.google.com/speed/public-dns/faq#locations

Our presence in Africa is low, so this is expected and matches third party measurements: https://www.dnsperf.com/dns-resolver/google