Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:52:10 -0500 From: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca> To: APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: speed test in ports? Message-ID: <4B4B735A.602@skytracker.ca> In-Reply-To: <27ade5281001111043g32b6a97gdd13c1b327ba480d@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100111174520.GA51360@skytracker.ca> <27ade5281001111043g32b6a97gdd13c1b327ba480d@mail.gmail.com>
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> 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?
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