Thanks for the info. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:16 AM, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Sounds normal. The protocol overhead on my AT&T/SBC DSL is > typically 15%. The advertised speed is actually the sync speed, > which doesn't include overhead. > > Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Naushad Zulfiqar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have a friend of mine who seems to be complaining that his DSL is on the >> slow side. >> >> I went over to his house and checked it out and it seems relatively decent >> to me. >> >> He has a 1 Mbps DSL connection which equals to a theoretical 128 KBps. >> >> I installed utorrent and downloaded ubuntu as a test. >> >> With all the speed tweaks, I manage to get around 110-118 KBps steady. >> >> That's around a loss of 10-18 KBps. >> >> Is that about normal with the PPPoE, TCP/IP and DSLAM overheads? I would >> say it's aboooooooooout normal. Maybe a bit wee on the high side, but >> nothing to cry about. >> > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
