I agree with sandip. Maybe, this will clear a bit of confusion - Packet shapers(atleast iproute2 and squid delay pools) use the concept of buckets and tokens(iproute2) . Basically, you are allocated a fixed bandwidth, but the connection can also be configured to allow a higher "burst" speed.
The bucket fills up with tokens at a specific rate. The packets get transmitted only if there are token(s) in the bucket else they get queued up. So, when you haven't transmitted anything for a few mins, the bucket gets filled up, and you get higher speeds(the peak burst speed can also be set) when u start sending now, but the tokens quickly run out (few seconds?) and your packets start getting queued up and basically sent out at the rate set by the admin (64kbps in your case). -Anks On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 01:54:40 +0530, Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ujjwal Dasgupta wrote: > > times, but the download manager/application reports incorrect speeds as the > > file is begun downloading before it is timed. > > This is ridiculous. You would expect developers of wget to be able to code > *this* correctly. > > >This is true for windows apps > > like IE, DAP also (not for flashget though) This is why you get constant > > speeds in wget etc. If, on the other hand, hotwire indeed provided speed > > bursts, you can check by going to www.speed-test.net and check the speeds > > for different data sizes and see if they vary. > > I dont think you understand the meaning of "burst" correctly. What you > check at websites like www.speed-test.net etc. is sustained download speed, > and not burst speed. > > burst speed != sustained speed > > Your ISP may not have configured for a significant burst speed, or you are > not using correct methods to test it. > > > > - Sandip > > -- > Sandip Bhattacharya * Puroga Technologies * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Work: http://www.puroga.com * Home: http://www.sandipb.net > > PGP/GPG Signature: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
