From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 8 22:30:11 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4823C16A41A for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 22:30:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3A1713C48D for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 22:30:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from TEDSDESK (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id l88MTtwv084249; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 15:29:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Amitabh Kant" , "Bahman M." Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 15:30:57 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 In-Reply-To: <84b68b3d0709081225x4fb929fck38a3265846f7b8ba@mail.gmail.com> Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: ADSL Bandwidth Monitoring X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:30:11 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Amitabh Kant > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 12:25 PM > To: Bahman M. > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: ADSL Bandwidth Monitoring > > > On 9/8/07, Bahman M. wrote: > > I tested the connection by downloading 2~3 files simultaneously and used > > 'bmon' as Mel suggested in another reply (thanks to him). As I'd > > already guessed the RX don't get bigger than 30~40% of the expected > > bandwidth. I performed the test with some other files and there was no > > difference. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bahman > > The bandwidth being advertised by your ISP would be the maximum > thoughput allowed on your DSL lines with multiple DSL users sharing > the same bandwidth, something that is generally known as contention > ratio. Rubbish. I work for an ISP and this is nonsense. DSL is not a shared medium until it gets to the ISP and the ISP should be able to handle full rate circuits internally. He should be able to get max bandwidth from his home system to his ISP's system. All our customers can. Beyond that, from his ISP to the rest of the world that is a different story. But he needs to get the bandwidth correcte dbetween himself and his ISP first. Ted