Author Topic: Broadband question (Read 833 times)

CavemanJ · « **on:** October 01, 2002, 10:35:39 PM »

I have finally moved into the broadband world. The cable co here finally got off thier fat tulips and got thier system done and I ran right down to the office and snatched up a modem and a self install kit (like I'm gonna wait for a week or two for someone to come do it for me!).

Now, how can I tell exactly how fast my connection is running?

Pfunk · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2002, 10:42:26 PM »

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

Reschke · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2002, 12:26:53 AM »

1.2 megabits per second using that link there for ADSL in Alabama. Estimated to donwload 1MB every ~6 seconds. That is usually what I get for speed in downloading files.

Eagler · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2002, 05:36:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Pfunk
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

welcome to the Internet !

running this test on cable this morning, best time - low traffic, I got this:

989.3 kilobits per second

download 1MB in 8.5 seconds

why are yo waitng two weeks?
Isn't it just a NIC and ethernet modem or do you need to have them cable the room to hook into?? that's probably it..

I'd find a cable truck in the area and give the kid $10 for a 100' jumper and two way splitter then lay the cable through the house

Makarov9 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2002, 10:01:48 AM »

http://www.dslreports.com/stest

This site will test your upload speed also.

Eagler · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2002, 10:02:57 AM »

http://www.numion.com/YourSpeed/Checkup.php?Duration=30&Repeat=600&L=us

dunno what it tests but its cool to watch

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2002, 10:12:03 AM »

19464 Bps

Cool site.

Wlfgng · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2002, 10:46:32 AM »

18885 schweet!

Skuzzy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2002, 11:41:53 AM »

95207...hehe. Kinda cute site.

Eagler · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2002, 11:49:27 AM »

96104 Bps throughput

769 kbps Modem speed

to bad I can't have this conn at home

I like the fact it stores your previous info and can test/compare

CavemanJ · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2002, 12:22:50 PM »

ack!! it says 373K/sec!! while that's better than the old dial up that still sucks!

And I didna wait 2 weeks, I set it all up myself to avoid waiting 2 weeks on thier tech

capt. apathy · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2002, 02:11:26 PM »

you all suck! j/k
my dsl modem took a dump on me last monday. they say I can get a new one for free (they didn't provide this one) but I had to down grade to dial-up, then when my old dsl account is deactivated I can upgrade (back) to dsl and it will include a free modem with the upgrade. also they have a special rate for new accounts that is $10 less than I've been paying. so all in all it's a good thing but I've been on dial-up for 8 days and I have about 3 more to go b4 they estimate that I can put in the order for the dsl then who knows how long till I get it.

this dial-up speed is KILLING ME.

airspro · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2002, 04:32:42 PM »

17.3 kilobits per second

hardcase · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2002, 05:05:05 PM »

2.3 megabits/second.

Once you have cable in, you need to tweak it. Windows doesnt install for broadband. You need to go to http://www.speedguide.NET and under Patches, find the "sguide_tweak_(OS Specific).zip

either get the xp 2k or Me 98 file. Unzip, right click, select Install, reboot.

hardcase

Gman · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2002, 06:46:07 PM »

Hardcase, that'll optimize your connection for dowload speed, NOT for gaming performance, particularly first person shooters, but AH/WB3 still somewhat apply.

MTU can stay at 1500, but having the TCP receive window cranked up uber high is detrimental to you shooting people, and has a positive effect for your opponents regarding the shots you receive FROM them. TCP 1323 should absolutely NOT use windows scaling, and the receive window funtions best with cable/dsl with a setting of 32768.

I can get 3.5 megabits from my cable on that test site if I tweak it for max download speed, but when I've got my gaming tweaks enabled I'm around 1 megabit or so, which is optimal for gaming with the local cable around here.