RE: [smartBridges] What do you do

[Shawn Mitchell]

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Here's one I posted on this list a long time ago:   http://www.iodamedia.net/speed-test/   http://www.iodamedia.net/speed-test/speedtest.tar.gz is the source to it (12MB download).  It's written in PHP and uses random data files (non-compressable).   You can edit it to fit your needs.  I use a 512k, 1024k,2048k,4096k,and 5120k file size and let users pick which test they want to run.  The reason for this is it times how long the script runs for.  If your on a fast network, you have to have a very presise clock.  Off just a few ms's, and it can add a meg or two easy.  So you can use the larger files to test very fast networks (100meg+), or use them to take a look at your throughput speeds.   I run it on a small box sitting right next to the firewall.. that way I can see what the speed is from my network (just before the internet lines) to their PC.   Have fun.. free to copy/edit/use as you want.. it's GPL licensed... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Ole Bj�rklund Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:44 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] What do you do Anyone out there who have a speedtest we can run of our local webserver to let the radio clients test locally in the network, instead of testing over the internet?   Regards Oleb   -----Original Message----- From: Brendan O'Bra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23. august 2003 06:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [smartBridges] What do you do I just have to chime in with an "Amen".  Most speed tests are popular and therefore bogged down lately.  The last couple of weeks with all the virus/trojan/dos crap have been especially bad - and have directly effected throughput ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Summers To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 9:24 PM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] What do you do That's why we specify in our policies that any speed test to be done is only valid if it is to OUR speedtest on OUR website. We can't control the bandwidth between us and 2Wire, or DSLReports, or whoever they want to test from this week. So we state it up front. The internet is a volatile mesh of comingled networks that are owned by a myriad of companies that have loyalties to no one. We guarantee your speed and connectivity to our network and that's it. Nobody out there will give you anything better. If they do, take it.   Offer them this choice...   - Cheap - Fast - Reliable   Pick two.   Of course a phone call at 6AM every day would drive me to the point where I would say FINE. Drive out there, test the bandwidth show them that they are getting AWESOME speed, then hand them a bill for $65 for the truck roll.   Then enjoy sleeping in.. Kevin Summers KISTech Internet Services Inc. www.kistech.com   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Chris Chance Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:27 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [smartBridges] What do you do What do you do when a customer refuses to listen, when they haven't had a single timeout in 4 days and have 2mbit to the office all the time (sometimes spiking to 5mbit) and they are still insisting on calling at 6 am to wine that some Indian site isn't loading properly ? I MEAN JESUS DO I CONTROL THE INTERNET? ** This message does not contain any viruses - scanned by Elektron and Webconnect virusscanner ** ** This message does not contain any viruses - scanned by Elektron and Webconnect virusscanner **