Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 16:19:31 -0500 (CDT) From: BWS - Offwhite <brennan@offwhite.net> To: "J. Goodleaf" <goodleaf@goodleaf.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dsl speed test Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006021615270.28156-100000@home.offwhite.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006021420510.2548-100000@clyde.goodleaf.net>
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I do not have access to the router. They can hide pretty much everything and overcharge me all they want. I am using bing now and it is telling me I get an estimated throughput of 178646bps which I think is 178kps, which is not anywhere close to 768kps. It is not even close to my upload speed, which is 386kps. I do not actually pay for the service as I do freelance work for it (5 hours a month), but when my neighbors are getting 1.5mbps dls lines for $90/month, I would rather get that faster/cheaper service and get paid for that 5 hours of work. I just hope this attempt at seeming competent about the actual line speed deters them from trying to screw me on the whole deal. Brennan Stehling - web developer and sys admin projects: www.greasydaemon.com | www.onmilwaukee.com | www.sncalumni.com Microsoft: Will you get a macro virus today? http://www.greasydaemon.com/noms/ <- Why avoid MS? On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, J. Goodleaf wrote: > Can you telnet to the dsl router itself? I have a Cisco 675 which allows > one to use commands like 'stat' and 'show' to display the line rates/line > quality of the system. Interestingly, I have the opposite "problem." I am > supposed to get 256 down and 275 up but I get 384 down and 275 up > according to the router's stats. (The router is set to auto train, so you > can't accuse me of theft-of-service, although I haven't exactly > complained.) > -J > > On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, BWS - Offwhite wrote: > > > Is there any way I can do an accurate test to determine the speed of my > > dsl line using FreeBSD? > > > > I am currently leasing a dsl line and feed my home network through a > > FreeBSD box (3.4S) running natd and ipfw. That all works fine, but I am > > wondering if I am getting the full speed possible out of the dsl or if I > > am actually getting the line speed I am "told" that I am getting. > > > > When I first got the dsl I was getting 100k+ downloads, and that seems to > > have dropped to 60k+ and hardly going over 70k. If I can determine if I > > am getting a slower rate than the 768k that I am told I have, I would like > > to offer proof on my end. > > > > My current ideas are to use lwp-download to see how fast a large file be > > pulled down. I am not sure how accurate that will be though. I would > > like to have a more raw number, not based on the speed of a web server on > > the other end. > > > > Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated. > > > > Brennan Stehling - web developer and sys admin > > projects: www.greasydaemon.com | www.onmilwaukee.com | www.sncalumni.com > > > > Microsoft: Will you get a macro virus today? > > http://www.greasydaemon.com/noms/ <- Why avoid MS? > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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