On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, Stephen S. Musoke wrote: > I am trying to measure the data rate (eg. X bits/s) to verify whether > UTL is providing me with the bandwidth they promise. > > The speed tests are good for one-off measurements, but I am looking at > measuring over an extended period of time, so that I have data to backup > any claims I make to the ISP support staff.
Monitor your router with SNMP using MRTG or Cacti, or using its built-in graph functions, and look for flat tops (have a look at the Bandwidth Management Book, http://bwmo.net for info). If your router doesn't support SNMP or graphs, get one that does. Cheers, Chris. -- Aptivate | http://www.aptivate.org | Phone: +44 1223 760887 The Humanitarian Centre, Fenner's, Gresham Road, Cambridge CB1 2ES Aptivate is a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales with company number 04980791. _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
