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Re: Speed Test Results
From: Joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:08:43 -0800
On 12/23/11 11:16 , Joel Maslak wrote:
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:18 AM, jacob miller <mmzinyi () yahoo com> wrote:Am having a debate on the results of speed tests sites. Am interested in knowing the thoughts of different individuals in regards to this.It's one data point of many. Depending on the speed test site, the protocols it uses, where the test is located, any local networking gear (I've seen transparent proxies get great speedtest ratings!), etc, they can be useful, particularly in verifying that a provider's off-net interconnects and partners are doing well. However, they are susceptible to things like wireless network issues, TCP limitations (one stream vs. many streams), and misconfiguration of devices at the customer location. And the speed test box isn't necessarily configured/speced correctly either.
I don't imagine it accounts for l3 emcp either... To be clear, what one is I assume generally looking for from a speed test is usable throughput from the vantage point of the end-user running it.
I second the thoughts on NDT and I like the ICSI Netalyzer. But I wouldn't necessarily put either tool in most end users' hands (I think they are too complex for most end users to interpret the results properly).
Current thread:
- RE: Speed Test Results, (continued)
- RE: Speed Test Results Paul Stewart (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Cutler James R (Dec 23)
- RE: Speed Test Results Brandon Kim (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Cutler James R (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results C Tate Baumrucker (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Octavio Alvarez (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Alex Brooks (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Livingood, Jason (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Joel Maslak (Dec 28)
- Re: Speed Test Results Joel Maslak (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Valdis . Kletnieks (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Joel jaeggli (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Michael Holstein (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Graham Beneke (Dec 23)
- Re: Speed Test Results Joe Hamelin (Dec 23)
- RE: Speed Test Results Frank Bulk (Dec 25)
- RE: Speed Test Results Scott Berkman (Dec 25)
- Re: Speed Test Results Grant Ridder (Dec 25)
- Re: Speed Test Results Sean Harlow (Dec 25)
- Re: Speed Test Results Graham Beneke (Dec 23)
- RE: Speed Test Results Paul Stewart (Dec 23)