Uk online speed tests

[fluiduk]

Hey all

Finally got my ukonline activated. Synced at 19mb after plugging into test socket, will need to sort filtered face plate.

Does anyone know of a site that will be any good for checking my speed. Adsl guide doesnt seem to be great, microsoft is maxing at 500kb/sec and kent mirror is maxing at 800kb/sec. Any other sites worth trying as I should be getting closer to 2mb surely?

Thanks
Aaron

 

[Adz]

Try this

 

[fluiduk]

Cheers, getting crappy speeds on wireless, but good on wired. Gotta dash to work so will test it properly later.

If I get a 108mbps card I should be able to max the line shouldnt I. I would have thought that I could have on 54mbps, but I am getting a quarter of the speed I am getting on wired, max of 500kb/sec, on wired its closer to 2mb/sec

Cheers
Aaron

 

[Burbleflop]

http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test is also worth trying.

Even 802.11g should give more throughout than 19Mbit. The tests I've done have shown that my Linksys WAG54G can push about 34Mbit/sec through.

If you don't have a 108Mbit router, then just changing the card in the PC/laptop won't make any difference.

 

[Adz]

Depends on the signal stength and other network traffic though. Wireless in my experience can be flaky at high speeds, especially with cheap adapters/access points.

 

[fluiduk]

I have the netgear that Ukonline insist on, its 108mb.

If my pc can only get 500kb/sec by wireless then my throughput must be pretty dismal. I might try with my 3com acccess point.

Any other ideas, also how do I test my throughput

Thanks
Aaron

 

[Burbleflop]

Download DUMeter, that'll give you the throughput.

 

[fluiduk]

Cheers will give that a go when I get in from work tonight, damn late shifts lol
Aaron

 

[fluiduk]

Hmm, tried DUmeter.

Getting no more than 500kb/sec from any website but get 2mb/sec copying files from our nas box.

Doesnt make any sense to me.

Anyone got any ideas or suggestions as to what may be causing this slow down, also worth mentioning that I can get 2mb/sec from websites on my laptops wired ethernet connection.

Thanks
Aaron


FiXED - Was an mtu issue, wireless card was not using same mtu as router, now they match and I am getting closer to 2mb/sec

 

[gam3r]

ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/edunfs/mirrors/sites/fedora.redhat.com/3/i386/iso/FC3-i386-disc2.iso

perfect link maxes my conn

 

[fluiduk]

Ditto, maxing out at 1.8mb/sec lol... love it!