Keith Browning Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I found this free broadband speed test with servers located all over the world. Compare your results with others and easily share them. An interesting thing to notice is the variations in speed from your ISP in relation to time of the day and day of the week. For example, Christmas Eve and Christmas morning my speeds were choked from everyone on the network being on-line, playing games, emailing pictures and who knows what else. Check it out: Speedtest.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwayneGorniak Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Download rate of 2172KB/Sand upload rate of 659KB/S on our wireless network at work. Ping of 34 MB/S. I didn't know internet pinged. What the hell is ping on the internet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Download of 2556MPH and upload of 455MPH. Ping 53bhp. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif Happy New Year! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 upload 1118 kb/s download 1295 kb/s ping 105ms @ 100 miles away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rockon.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rockon.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rockon.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rockon.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rockon.gif I didn't know internet pinged. What the hell is ping on the internet? How Ping works. ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network. It works by sending ICMP "echo request" packets to the target host and listening for ICMP "echo response" replies. ping estimates the round-trip time, generally in milliseconds, and records any packet loss, and prints a statistical summary when finished. The word ping is also frequently used as a verb or noun, where it can refer directly to the round-trip time, the act of running a ping program or measuring the round-trip time. You can think of it as "elecronic sonar." How to use Ping. You can use the Ping command to perform several useful Internet network diagnostic tests, such as the following: Access. You can use Ping to see if you can reach another computer. If you can't ping a site at all, but you can ping other sites, then it's a pretty good sign that your Internet network is fine and that site is down. On the other hand, if you can't ping any site, then likely your entire network connection is down -- try rebooting. Time & distance. You can use the Ping command to determine how long it takes to bounce a packet off of another site, which tells you its Internet distance in network terms. For example, a web site hosted on your neighbor's computer next door with a different Internet service provider might go through more routers and be farther away in network distance than a site on the other side of the ocean with a direct connection to the Internet backbone. If a site seems slow, you can compare ping distances to other Internet sites to determine whether it is the site, the network, or your system that is slow. You can also compare ping times to get an idea of which sites have the fastest network access and would be most efficient for downloading, chat, and other applications. Domain IP address. You can use the Ping command to probe either a domain name or an IP address. If you ping a domain name, it helpfully displays the corresponding IP address in the response. You can run the ping command on a Windows computer by opening an MSDOS window and then typing "ping" followed by the domain name or IP address of the computer you wish to ping. You can list the available options for the Windows ping command with "ping -?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwayneGorniak Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Hmmm, so it doesn't just apply to a bunch of rattling pistons getting ready to melt. Thanks for the good info Keith. Happy new year! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/drinkingdude.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmlew Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Just upgraded to the fastest DSL Bellsouth/AT&T offers. It really isn't all that noticable except when downloading somne things it's a bit faster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysonfordtech Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Not bad for 45 buck a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 That is kick-ass speed! I have the option to upgrade up to 30,000kbs but what I got is plenty fast already. Wow! are you into interactive gaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysonfordtech Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 No, my time is spent with microeconomics and financial accounting this quarter. I don't have a home phone, only cell phones, so it is about the same price for dsl or cable. I do use the internet to take some of my classes however, so a fast reliable connection is very important. Nothing sucks worse than a connection drop in the middle of a final! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 LMAO, my upload ROCKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendpowerstroke Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetane Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I bet no one can beat this....thanks verizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwayneGorniak Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I bet no one can beat this....thanks verizon /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hahaha.gif /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/fouet3.gif This is my home network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Mine looks close to Dwaynes.... - and he's a LOT closer to Ca'gry than I am.... I've been with telus since about '92 when I got my first "turtlenet" connection. Before that, I would occasionally "superkermit" in to various locations with my 9600 baud modem.... The long distance charges were somewhat painful. At that time I lived in Fox Creek, Alberta... To get there, you'd have to go to Anus, Alberta and then go up about halfway /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif At that time, I also had a Husky gas station - and THAT, boys and girls... is a whole 'nother story.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snw blue by you Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Not sure what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordMastertech Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 [/img] Good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 What is interesting is that most broadband connections look to be 2000kb/s-5000kb/s download which in all honesty is really decent for most web surfing. If you are into gaming, music and movie downloading then the higher speeds up to 30000kb/s are what you want to seek out. I think my connection rocks for what I need it to do, like downloading the back-up files for my web sites. We are talking almost 7-Gigabytes! which takes up to ten minutes to download. I am fine with that for now. What most people don't realize is that you are not connected directly to the Internet but rather a network contained and controlled by your ISP. This is how your speeds can change and vary. For instance, Christmas Eve and Day the Internet from my home was painfully slow because every Yahoo and kid was logged on using email, downloading music for their new iPods and playing their friends across town with their new X-Box. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif Many communications companies like Optimum (my isp) and Verizon FIOS charge extra for the higher speeds. For just $10.00 more I can "boost" up to 300000kb/s which in my case would also come with 5 more email addresses, web site hosting and a bunch of other crap. Even DSL in the hundreds is fine for surfing but is anyone still using dial-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwayneGorniak Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 This is the speed of my new connection. Just changed internet companies. Haven't had internet at home for two weeks. That's why I have been a little quiet lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle E. Grathwol Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Quote: What most people don't realize is that you are not connected directly to the Internet but rather a network contained and controlled by your ISP. This is how your speeds can change and vary. For instance, Christmas Eve and Day the Internet from my home was painfully slow because every Yahoo and kid was logged on using email, downloading music for their new iPods and playing their friends across town with their new X-Box. Something else that comes into play is the load on the server you are connecting to for the test. The first time I did the Speedtest.net I used the server they suggested in Chicago because that was the closest to me. I then connected to a server in Missouri and my speed improved by 2000Kbps. I typically use this site http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1 simply because it shows the load on the test servers.You can actually use ping to test your connection to yahoo for example. You can get a feel for the speed in milliseconds and see how many packets are dropped. I use this often to troubleshoot intermittent internet connection problems because while it is running you can actually watch the connection degrade and drop packets. The statistics at the end of the ping are valuable for troubleshooting.Go to a command prompt and type ping www[.]yahoo.com -t the -t switch is what makes the ping run for ever. To end the test hit Ctrl C. See attached file.Now if you really want to get geeky type tracert www[.]yahoo.com and you can see all the hops skips and jumps your packets make to get to their destination.THE BRACKETS AFTER THE WWW WERE ADDED TO STOP THE URL FROM APPEARING AS A LINK. Do not type the brackets at your command prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Quote: Now if you really want to get geeky type Kyle are you really the GEEKY type or just really friggin smart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle E. Grathwol Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Quote: Kyle are you really the GEEKY type or just really friggin smart? Well I dropped out of college for computer science in 1981 and went to diesel school because I loved engines. Based on that decision I made..how smart could I possibly be? (I kick myself once a week for that decision). As far as being smart goes, you younger guys don't know what you have with today's resources. If you have an internet connection then you can be as smart as you want to be. This subject could be it's own thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Kyle be careful, I'm 40+ and not a spring chicken anymore, but also not as old as Grampy Jim. I guess you could call me tweener. Don't get me wrong I think some of the stuff you come up with is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle E. Grathwol Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Quote: Kyle be careful, I'm 40+ and not a spring chicken anymore I'll be 46 next month. Geez that sounds old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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