hmm... seems like it aughta get there faster.... 24k isnt the best throughput, but its not the worst either... with a 256k DSL connection, Ive seen variances from 17k to 80k, per workstation (Ive also had 4 concurrent 40k transfers on one DSL line). Id say that your DSL could be faster though... Most of the other luggers Ive talked to that have DSL in their homes get atleast 30k, and some get over 40k often. There are a lot of variables that can make DSL better/worse. at one point I lived about 40 feet from the trunk line, and it was nice... (45db signal). The best way Ive found to test your throughput is to connect as many comptuers as you can to it, and download big files. You might see if you can hook up 4 or 5 comptuers, and get each of them each downloading 50 megs or more... I was able to get amost 200k/sec out of my 256k DSL, at its best... If you try it at various times of the day, you may see a difference (i didnt though... it was about the same 24/7). Jamie
On Saturday 20 April 2002 10:11 pm, you wrote: > It was a FreeBSD ISO, from ftp.freebsd.org at about 630 megs. Perhaps the > Linux images are smaller. Also, this takes into account any net > congestion during the download, although I did it overnight. The > thoughput was about 24 KBps. > > -Gregor > > On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Linux Rocks ! wrote: > > Hmm... It seems to me the longest download I did on 256k DSL was about 6 > > hours, and Ive gotten them in about 4 hours. Where did you get the iso > > from? ftp.orst.edu has a lot of linux stuff, and its pretty fast from > > here. > > > > Jamie > > > > On Saturday 20 April 2002 07:01 pm, you wrote: > > > On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Ronald LeVine wrote: > > > > If you want a true test of pain and agony, try downloading an ISO on > > > > a T3. takes about 15 minutes.... > > > > > > Try 8 hours on a 256k DSL circuit. > > > > > > -Gregor
