On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:01:53 +0200, "Paul B. Mahol" <one...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9/28/09, Matthias Apitz <g...@unixarea.de> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am wondering what could cause the following WLAN performance diff >> between a XP and 8-CURRENT laptop, sitting side by side and connected to >> the same AP: >> >> OS XP 8-CURRENT >> NIC Intel 3945ABG Atheros 5424/2424 >> Ping 6ms 116ms >> downstream 9.05Mbit/s 6.58Mbit/s >> upstream 6.58Mbit/s 4.55Mbit/s >> >> measured with http://www.speedtest.net/ against the same remote server >> at the same time... Any ideas? > > Emulated flash?
I have also found that speedtest(s) aren't always that accurate at all either. If you really wanted to test the speed diffs you may want to attach a local file server, and check upload and download speeds against a local server instead of an unknown remote host for accurate results. ~Andrew _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
