At 09:46 AM -0500 01/26/2003, Carlos wrote: > > Absolutely a half megabit increase! When I would run the same test when I >> first got Roadrunner Cable, the range was from 500kps to 900kps. Now that I >> have Ipnet Tuner installed I never get less than 1.5 mbs. I think I had a >> bottleneck somewhere on the line, IPNetTuner pretty much eliminated any >> blocks to speed. > >Wow, NS? I've gotta try that then. I consistently get 700-900kbps, and >thought that was pretty darn good. I have a copy of the IPNetTuner demo >around here somewhere, but I thought it was only useful for machines that >were acting as gateways. Thanks for the tip.
Try using the Link Rate test in Sustwork's IPNetMonitor, giving it your immediate gateway's IP. IOW, run the test against the cable company's head-end - just your first hop. Those other speed tests you'all have been using are NOT testing your first hop (the cable speed). They're testing everything from your browser's java speed to through a dozen hops to their intranet then to their server and its bog. Yes, IPNetTuner *can*, in some cases, cause you to see a massive speed-up. It does this because Apple has tuned Mentat/TCP (aka Open Transport) for V.90-speed framing. IPNT includes profiles that let you tweak the buffers and such to sizes more appropriate for high(er) speed access. IPNetTunerX (for OS X) can also improve throughput, but I understand it's not so dramatic. - Dan. (a sustworks reseller <- std disclaimer) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
