-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/09/08 16:13, Zach wrote: > I am looking for accurate methods of measuring broadband speed, > particularly for a 728 kbps / 128 kbps DSL line. > I want to see how close my real world throughput gets to the > advertised bandwidth.
I find that FTPing huge files from big sites is an excellent measure of max bandwidth. So, here's what I'd do from an xterm window: $ wget \ ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.24.tar.gz > Also what is the theoretical maximum and minimum > ping (average return time) and lag (standard deviation of the ping) > for such a DSL line? Is there any sort of MTU, routing table or TCP/IP > stack changes I can make (if so please explain how) to increase my > latency, lag and packet loss? I use Debian lenny with a 2.6.18 kernel. > Oh yes I will have a static IP address. > > Also I got some advice on how to setup my ADSL line I'm getting next > week but no one mentioned using the "route" command and setting up the > routing table (gateway, metrics, netmask). Is that not necessary in my > case? > > Zach > > - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHrivDS9HxQb37XmcRAgwoAJ41CQKWYG+4KPOXzZYfY77NRrwAXgCg0Nvm RRUjObKMlSkNyOntPLWyI9A= =uaO3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]