From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 16 00:32:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DED737B401 for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:32:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vineyard.net (k1.vineyard.net [204.17.195.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEFD643FBF for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:32:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ericx@vineyard.net) Received: from localhost (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by vineyard.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A199C91926; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 03:26:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vineyard.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (king1.vineyard.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 40358-06; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 03:26:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from alice (alice.ericx.net [204.128.227.62]) by vineyard.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 5F86E918FF; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 03:26:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <006f01c363c8$4e5024b0$3ee380cc@alice> From: "Eric W. Bates" To: "Tom ONeil" References: <3F3C400B.9020300@tacni.com> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 03:30:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS at Vineyard.NET cc: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Website response time problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 07:32:05 -0000 It can take a bit of doing; but smokeping gives a picture that customers generally can understand. In the case of this cable customer you might even be able to display his personal latency (if his IP stays stable for a week or so). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom ONeil" To: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:06 PM Subject: Website response time problem > Is there something quick & dirty in ports I can use to prove to a client > it's his cable modem and not the backbone ? > Looking for something along the lines of a timed http get. > > ntop didn't convince him - too complex. sntop is just ping. > I have access to other backbones & carriers to run it from, just > wondering what there is. > > Best Regards, > > Tom > -- > Thomas J. ONeil tom.oneil@tacni.com > http://www.tacni.net > "National Power, Local Presence" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >