If you want to get a quick and dirty "estimate" of how things are, there is a program called Visual route http://www.visualware.com/visualroute/index.html that does visual traceroutes between two points (yours and the target of your choice.)
There is a Linux version (it is java, but bear in mind that it does NOT support the Kaffe VM that comes with RH/Mandrake; you need Sun's or Blackdown's VM (there is a list of supported VMs in the docs.) The trace shows the min/max latencies, and shows a comparison of round trip time at each point in the route. You can connect a DSL node to cable node and just watch for a while...it's pretty interesting, but it probably won't get you any quantitative results. There is no logging, and you won't get any raw throughput data (large file transfer rates.) Rich Cloutier President, C*O SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES www.sysupport.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bayard Coolidge USG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:05 PM Subject: Re: Throughput of DSL Internet > > "Derek D. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >>> I'm much more concerned about whether my provider will be around > >>> next year. I don't expect AT&T to disappear any time soon. Not > >>> nearly so sure about Covad and its resellers. > > Bear in mind that some of us wish we had a DSL to compare to... I > gave up long ago on Verizontal providing DSL on my exchange (not to > mention updating the SLIC box in my neighborhood, 12000 feet from my > house). In the meanwhile, Metrocast completely rewired my entire > town (36 sq. mi, 4200 people), and brought Cable TV to my house for > the first time. (There was no aluminum coax to rip out as none was > ever installed). > > Yes, it's going to be extremely difficult to compare the two. However, > I submit that it could be done by making a large number of measurements, > by going to many different web sites at many different times of the day > and week and taking a composite average. > > Just my 20 millidollars' worth and unrelated to any opinions my employer > might or might not have on the subject... > > Bayard > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are > Compaq Computer Corp. solely those of the author, and not > Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of Compaq Computer Corporation > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98) or any other entity. > "Brake for Moose - It could save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GCS/CC d+ s:+ a++ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? > V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h-- r++ y? UF++ > -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** > ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
