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RE: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test
From: "Paul Stewart" <paul () paulstewart org>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 17:52:25 -0400
We host one of the gazillion speed test sites and for networks that are close to us we find it "reasonably accurate" .. a good benchmark at least .. Even our installers in the field use it as a "reference point".... YMMV obviously.... Paul -----Original Message----- From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu] Sent: April-03-13 5:48 PM To: nanog () nanog org Subject: Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:07:48 -0700, Mike said:
These speedtests are pure unscientific bs and I'd love to see them called out on the carpet for it.
As far as I know, it's possible for the end-to-end reported values to be lower than your immediate upstream due to issues further upstream. But if it reports 20MBbits/sec down and 5MBits/sec up, then the link is able to go *at least* that fast. (If anybody's got evidence of it reporting more than the link is technically capable of, feel free to correct me...)
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- Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Lorell Hathcock (Apr 01)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Justin M. Streiner (Apr 01)
- RE: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Lorell Hathcock (Apr 02)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Carlos Alcantar (Apr 02)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Seth Mattinen (Apr 02)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Mike (Apr 03)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 03)
- RE: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Paul Stewart (Apr 03)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Seth Mattinen (Apr 03)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Warren Bailey (Apr 03)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Seth Mattinen (Apr 03)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Warren Bailey (Apr 04)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Carl Rosevear (Apr 04)
- RE: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Lorell Hathcock (Apr 02)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test joel jaeggli (Apr 04)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Mikael Abrahamsson (Apr 04)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 04)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Mikael Abrahamsson (Apr 04)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 04)
- Re: Speedtest Results speedtest.net vs Mikrotik bandwidth test Justin M. Streiner (Apr 01)