[G4] Internet Speed Test (How good is good?)

[sr ferenczy]

the problem with pinging is that you use such a small amount of data 
that the actual test numbers can be skewed because of buffers, etc. 
(just like when i test my hard drive's throughput with less than an 8 
mb file-i get insane readings like 250 MB/s, because its all running 
off the 8 mb buffer on the drive)

i think the larger the file, the better to test the true (working) 
speed of the connection. and also i would think you would want to test 
using the browser you normally use, simply because that would create a 
"real-world" benchmark.

sandor

On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 06:20  PM, James Asherman wrote:

>
> On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 06:12  PM, John Baltutis wrote:
>
>> On 9/16/03, Richard Kriss <kriss at qsl.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Click on the following to test your speed.  Some people have been 
>>> shocked by
>>> low numbers and others are getting better than expected results.
>>>
>>> http://www.computers4sure.com/speed2.asp
>>>
>
>
> 5062 Kbps  on that test.
> Cable.
> It also matters what browser you use (Netscape slower)
> that's why the network utility ping is the fairest and least 
> subjective.
> Jim
>
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