[huskerlug] Re: Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test
- From: Patrick <pberry26@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:47:19 -0700 (PDT)
The tests actually download a file, measure the time
taken for each packet to arrive, and be written to
storage media.
So, yes, buss speeds of the media are a contributory
aspect to the overall speed.
I know, my tests are really faster on all my Linux
machines that are lower mhz cpu speed, than on the
lone Microsoft XP Pro system, partially due to the
archaic "legasy OS" that is Microsoft. The Microsoft
XP Pro system is on one firewall router port, while
all the other 94 systems are on the other router port.
Yes, I switched (reversed them), and the same results
hold true.
--- Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With ADSL, which is what I have, speed is determined
> by how far you are from
> the telephone switching station, so I'm not getting
> the full speed, but I doubt
> if it is the MODEM. One thing, though, my 800MHz
> Duron doesn't have as high of
> speed as my 1500+ MHz Athlon, I don't know if its
> the faster processor or not?
> I have another 800 MHz computer around I can try
> the system on, so I might
> just do that. ---Jim
>
> Martin Wolff wrote:
> > TimeWarner Cable(actually I'm with inebraska, but
> it is all the same)
> > recommended to me to use the Chicago mirror as the
> site to test
> > bandwidth--specifically not Norfolk.
> >
> > They also mentioned that if I had an older cable
> modem(the toshiba
> > pxs? pcx? --I can't remember-- model 2200 ) and I
> wasn't getting
> > around 7mbit. That I should bring it in to swap
> it out with a newer
> > modem for free. Apparently there are known
> problems with getting full
> > speed with the older ones. Mine is an older gen
> one, but I get the
> > full speed so I'm not going to swap it until I
> have problems.
> >
> > --Martin
> >
> > On 4/29/07, Paul Andrews <pandrews@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> I've always used http://www.dslreports.com/stest
> because I can always
> >> remember that site... but it might be easier to
> remember the
> >> speedtest.netsite.
> >> Too bad dslreports changed their site toe the
> "speedometer" style test...
> >> seems to hog a lot of resources on my computer.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> On 4/28/07, Jim Worrest
> <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> I have to say your speedtest site, (using
> Norfolk Nebr.) showed a better
> >>> rate
> >>> than the one from CNET.
> >>>
> >>> http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html
> >>>
> >>> GreyGeek wrote:
> >>>> http://www.speedtest.net/
> >>>>
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