On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Alan L Tyree wrote: > I'm running Redhat 7.3 through a coyote firewall connected to a D-link > 56K modem. What I'm wondering is what sort of download speeds I should > be getting. > > Using wget shows somewhere around 5.5 K/s. Is this more or less what > to expect? I realise that it can vary according to traffic, etc.
How long is a piece of string? The term "56k modem" is a bit of a misnomer. What it really means is "You might get a 56k connection in one direction if your line is perfect, prefereably digital all the way, and the moon is in the right phase". You're more likely to get a 46 or 48k connection which, by the time you add compression to the mix, might give you a total of about 55 or 56k if you're lucky. So, getting 5.5K per second indicates a pretty good connenction. The best I've ever managed is around 6K per second - but that was on a damn good line, with an excellent modem. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
