From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 10 01:52:37 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 5AC6B16A5D2 for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:52:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC6B113C45B for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:52:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 1404 invoked from network); 9 Sep 2007 20:52:35 -0500 Received: from 124-170-235-206.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (124.170.235.206) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 9 Sep 2007 20:52:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:52:28 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" Message-ID: <20070910115228.1ca5d4fe@localhost> In-Reply-To: References: <46E2AEA8.4060403@adempiere.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:52:37 -0000 On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 15:05:03 -0700 "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: > > Get a personal website from the ISP Definitely - testing from anywhere else than somewhere in your ISP's network will add to the equation all the bandwidth-affecting-factors to/from the *other* network / hosts. Once you've proven your point within your ISP's network, you can move on to discuss whether your connection to the outer world is worse than expected. > > Upload a file to the personal webserver I would suggest "a large file" - small files will not be good enough for measuring your download speed. at least > 20 Mb. > > Download the file from the personal webserver. > > If the bandwidth isn't what it's supposed to be, then > have the ISP call the local telephone company and have > that company check to see that your modem is training at > the correct rate. > > adsl modems will train at lower speeds if there is > trouble with the phone line. indeed, issues with your phone socket where u connect your modem to + overall quality of the line will make a big difference. I drop from 3.5 Mb / 900K from on socket in my place to 2.8 / 600 in another. Same phone line ,different cable/socket, same modem. (that's the speed reported by the modem itself). BTW, what is the speed reported by the modem itself? most modems have a webpage to get , at least, this information from - even if running in bridged mode. Check the manufacturers website for information on how to do this. B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "He has the attention span of a lightning bolt." Robert Redford I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.