I wrote a simple script to test single downloads (a single http connection). The file is hosted on Shaw's servers but they do not seem to rate limit it on other services (I can get the full 10Mbit on my leased server in the US). I use this to get a quick idea of how my current connection is performing with a common task.
Having a script like this is also handy when tuning a traffic shaper (were you waiting for that Shawn?). You can see some significant improvements with programs like lftp (use the pget command) that open multiple connections at the same time. This is IMO not usually a good idea as it can have adverse affects on the servers hosting the file(s). I was very disappointed by the testing methods used in the show. Racing a single sample from each provider who were from different parts of the city is not going to yield useful results. I can tell you that Shaw is very different in Douglasdale, Downtown, and in the NE (places that I go to on a regular basis served by Shaw). They also did not mention that source of the downloaded material may be the limitation. You can only get it as fast as it can be sent. Mitchell Brown wrote: > Okay, I guess I was wrong about the Firefox optimization thing. > > All they did was race downloading the Ubuntu ISO, and then randomly > selected 3 people to test their connections. > > The tests were fairly rudimentary - downloading via HTTP through > internet explorer. Bell customers only got 10% of their advertised speed > on the download. I'm sure though, they could all get very close to > maximum with a bit more refined method of downloading. Wget, BitTorrent, > or some other form of download manager that packs a punch. > > Oh well. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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