From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 11 19:25:38 2010 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 84EBF106566B for ; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D3268FC19 for ; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.20] (twenty [192.168.1.20]) (authenticated bits=0) by 3s1.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o0BIqAIL072156; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:52:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david@skytracker.ca) Message-ID: <4B4B735A.602@skytracker.ca> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:52:10 -0500 From: David Banning User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: APseudoUtopia , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20100111174520.GA51360@skytracker.ca> <27ade5281001111043g32b6a97gdd13c1b327ba480d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <27ade5281001111043g32b6a97gdd13c1b327ba480d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94.2/10279/Mon Jan 11 01:19:58 2010 on 3s1.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: Subject: Re: speed test in ports? 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, 11 Jan 2010 19:25:38 -0000 > You don't need ports for that....Just use fetch(1) and grab an ISO of > a DVD (or even a CD) from somewhere. Eg, a debian DVD image or freebsd > image or whatever. A lot of ISPs boost the first x MB of a transfer to > give the illusion that you can download faster when doing speed tests > (since speed tests only transfer a small amount of data). Comcast's > "PowerBoost" is a perfect example of this. So if you get something > bigger, you can monitor the speed of the download and get your speed > test that way. > > If you really want to be accurate, you can do the test several times > using mirrors in various geographical areas as well to get a better > overall idea of your available bandwidth. > This method works for me - what about testing upload? I am guessing the best way might be to login into another server and "fetch" from my server?