Internet speed

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Todd Denniston wrote:
<snip>
> You mean modem status indicator (html page on modem) indicates ~4MiByte/s 
<snip> (working from memory of dsl round here), and you are seeing transfers
from an
> FTP/rsync/torrent/http site of ~2MiByte/s? to the computer?

actually; being that i started with bellsouth's 'fastaccess dsl lite'.
i should get 768 kbps down / 128 kbps up.

currently showing @ 192.168.1.254; in: 766 kbps / out: 133 kbps.

in downloads i get 72 kbps to 83 kbps, averaging 78kbps.

> Are you leaving the modem connected to the telco line and on for a few hours? 

24/7, disconnecting only for thunderstorms and reset address from time to time.
[never know who is watching these list]

> I seem to recall the 2wire I worked with (~3 years ago) taking a while to work 
> out a reliable transfer speed with the telco equipment.

2wire menus always show near peak, as do test.

<snip>
> USB, do transfers at USB 1.1 speed'?

never used usb.

just ran these tests:

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http://www.2wire.com/bandwidth/meter.php ;
  3   Mbps
1.5   Mbps
  1   Mbps
768   Kbps
426.2 Kbps You
384   Kbps

  3   Mbps
  1.5 Mbps
  1   Mbps
768   Kbps
699.9 Kbps You
 384  Kbps

  3   Mbps
  1.5 Mbps
  1   Mbps
768   Kbps
455.8 Kbps You
384   Kbps
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http://miranda.ctd.anl.gov:7123/ ;
TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.5.1
click START to begin
Connected to: miranda.ctd.anl.gov  --  Using IPv4 address
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 109.0kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 528.94kb/s
Your Workstation is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link
Information [C2S]: Packet queuing detected
Information [S2C]: Packet queuing detected

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.5.1
click START to begin
Connected to: miranda.ctd.anl.gov  --  Using IPv4 address
Another client is currently being served, your test will begin within 45 seconds
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 109.0kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 575.56kb/s
Your Workstation is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link
Information [C2S]: Packet queuing detected
Information [S2C]: Packet queuing detected

Connected to: miranda.ctd.anl.gov  --  Using IPv4 address
Another client is currently being served, your test will begin within 45 seconds
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 109.0kb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 581.11kb/s
Your Workstation is connected to a Cable/DSL modem
Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link
Information [C2S]: Packet queuing detected
Information [S2C]: Packet queuing detected
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http://speed.fastaccess.com/ ;
speed.fastaccess.com  [768 kbps/128 kbps]
375.4 kbps
112.0 kbps

612.0 kbps
112.0 kbps

638.4 kbps
111.4 kbps
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