-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I just tested with the CBC's recommended test site, and it was wildly inaccurate. It measured only 5.2 Mbit to a test server here in Calgary. I am now getting ~9.3Mbit from a server in the US. So be aware that the "speed test" sites are not all that accurate either.
Gustin Johnson wrote: > 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 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHRUVqwRXgH3rKGfMRApRTAJ9a+uifLcRO1hePghdBgIqXMR8/sQCfdUMd at/bwF6BK27yg0lJCmoVaMs= =6PLK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 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
