On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 15:05:03 -0700 "Ted Mittelstaedt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Get a personal website from the ISP Definitely - testing from anywhere else than somewhere in your ISP's network will add to the equation all the bandwidth-affecting-factors to/from the *other* network / hosts. Once you've proven your point within your ISP's network, you can move on to discuss whether your connection to the outer world is worse than expected. > > Upload a file to the personal webserver I would suggest "a large file" - small files will not be good enough for measuring your download speed. at least > 20 Mb. > > Download the file from the personal webserver. > > If the bandwidth isn't what it's supposed to be, then > have the ISP call the local telephone company and have > that company check to see that your modem is training at > the correct rate. > > adsl modems will train at lower speeds if there is > trouble with the phone line. indeed, issues with your phone socket where u connect your modem to + overall quality of the line will make a big difference. I drop from 3.5 Mb / 900K from on socket in my place to 2.8 / 600 in another. Same phone line ,different cable/socket, same modem. (that's the speed reported by the modem itself). BTW, what is the speed reported by the modem itself? most modems have a webpage to get , at least, this information from - even if running in bridged mode. Check the manufacturers website for information on how to do this. B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "He has the attention span of a lightning bolt." Robert Redford I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"