Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-17 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Lincoln Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > even with tuned TCP window sizes, make sure you don't have TCP syncookies > enabled on either endpoint. IIRC Linux (at least) syncookies only come into play when you are being syn-flooded (i.e. when the kernel has to start dropping syns).

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-17 Thread Lincoln Dale
] On Behalf Of Brian > Raaen > Sent: Friday, 18 April 2008 7:00 AM > To: nanog@merit.edu > Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network > > Some people wanted to know what I found the problem to be. I have > discovered. > the problem for a fact is the TCP window s

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-17 Thread Mike Gonnason
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Brian Raaen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some people wanted to know what I found the problem to be. I have discovered. > the problem for a fact is the TCP window size on uploads. I have a Linux box > that I changed the Window sizes to match and I still get 32k

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-17 Thread Brian Raaen
Some people wanted to know what I found the problem to be. I have discovered. the problem for a fact is the TCP window size on uploads. I have a Linux box that I changed the Window sizes to match and I still get 32k on a upload window and 64k on a download window. With a ping time of 50ms I h

Re: Speedtest site accuracy [was: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network]

2008-04-14 Thread Andrew Matthews
I think the web100 NDT tests are the most accurate. http://netspeed.stanford.edu. you can find out more info about web100 at http://www.web100.org/ Also there is a list of other sites at the bottom of that stanford site.

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-10 Thread Frank Bulk
Good idea, but the other side doesn't have a Cisco box. Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:02 AM To: Michael Holstein Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint ne

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-10 Thread Frank Bulk
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network http://e2epi.internet2.edu/network-performance-toolkit/network-performance-t oolkit.iso Frank Bulk wrote: > Does anyone know of bootable Linux CD with

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-09 Thread rcheung
You can also use ttcp from the command line, useful if its cisco on both ends of the circuit. sr01#ttcp transmit or receive [receive]: transmit Target IP address: 1.1.1.1 calculate checksum during buffer write [y]: perform tcp half close [n]: send buflen [32768]: send nbuf [2048]: bufalign [

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-09 Thread Murphy, William
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network > Does anyone know of bootable Linux CD with iperf on it? > Knoppix STD (security tools distro) http://www.knoppix-std.org/tools.html Cheers, Michael Holstein Cleveland State University

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-09 Thread Michael Holstein
Does anyone know of bootable Linux CD with iperf on it? Knoppix STD (security tools distro) http://www.knoppix-std.org/tools.html Cheers, Michael Holstein Cleveland State University

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-09 Thread Mike Gonnason
wrote: > > Does anyone know of bootable Linux CD with iperf on it? > > Frank > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike > Gonnason > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:05 AM > To: nanog@merit.edu

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-09 Thread Frank Bulk
Does anyone know of bootable Linux CD with iperf on it? Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Gonnason Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:05 AM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network On Tue, Apr 8

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-09 Thread Mike Gonnason
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Brian Raaen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been using the Java based versions of the speed test. At this point I > have had some Sprint people get in contact with me so I will see what they > find. Thank you for all your help to everyone. > > > > > -- > B

Re: Speedtest site accuracy [was: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network]

2008-04-08 Thread Mikael Abrahamsson
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Scott Weeks wrote: To other medium-sized eyeball network providers (I'm defining medium size as 50-150K DSL/Cable connections and 50-1500 leased line customers): are you seeing this and what do you tell your customers? We're having this big push here in Sweden with someth

Re: Speedtest site accuracy [was: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network]

2008-04-08 Thread Doug Clements
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Scott Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This brings up a PITA point for me. Recently, I have seen a rash of > "Speedsite test server at says blah, blah, blah" tickets finally > reach me and I am telling everyone they're not an accurate way to measure > netwo

RE: Speedtest site accuracy [was: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network]

2008-04-08 Thread Frank Bulk
n the right direction. Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Weeks Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:16 PM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Speedtest site accuracy [was: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Speedtest site accuracy [was: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network]

2008-04-08 Thread Scott Weeks
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try using the Java test on DSLReports rather than the Flash based test. I've found it to be much more accurate. I also receive the message about compression being used when I test with the flash test. I think it may be a bug. --

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-08 Thread Brian Raaen
I have been using the Java based versions of the speed test.  At this point I have had some Sprint people get in contact with me so I will see what they find.  Thank you for all your help to everyone. -- Brian Raaen Network Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Monday 07 April 2008, you wrote: >

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-08 Thread Sam Stickland
Could be your TCP window size? A 17520 byte TCP window (Windows 2000) will cause a single flow to top out at 5Mbps at about 50ms. What is the latency on the link? Try some figures here and see what limit you might be hitting: http://www.wand.net.nz/~perry/max_download.php?bits_per_second=155

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-08 Thread Matthew Evans
nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network Currently there is not a proxy server in the network, although when using some of the test on dslreports.com there is a message about compression being used for the upload and to remove proxy settings. I have also been testing using F

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-08 Thread Brian Raaen
Currently there is not a proxy server in the network, although when using some of the test on dslreports.com there is a message about compression being used for the upload and to remove proxy settings. I have also been testing using FTP on a *nix server as well. Both the server and PC are con

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-08 Thread Martin Hannigan
Has this circuit ever run clean(normal)? -M< On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Brian Raaen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am currently having problems get upload bandwidth on a Sprint circuit. I am > using a full OC3 circuit. I am doing fine on downloading data, but uploading > data I can on

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-07 Thread Scott Weeks
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- I would like to second the recommendation and go one further. Internet2 has released a performance toolkit that is run from CD. I would like to -- Robert D. Scott wrote: > See if you can find a nother connect

RE: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-07 Thread Robert D. Scott
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Weeks Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:24 PM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently having problems get upload bandwidth on a Sprint circuit. I am using a

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-07 Thread Scott Weeks
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently having problems get upload bandwidth on a Sprint circuit. I am using a full OC3 circuit. I am doing fine on downloading data, but uploading data I can only get about 5Mbps with ftp or a speedtest. I have tested against multiple networks and this

Re: Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:06:21 EDT, Brian Raaen said: > have gotten from Sprint up to this point is that they find no problems. Due > to the consistency of 5Mbps I am suspecting rate limiting, but wanted to know > if I was overlooking something else. TCP window size tuning? I'd look there first...

Bandwidth issues in the Sprint network

2008-04-07 Thread Brian Raaen
I am currently having problems get upload bandwidth on a Sprint circuit. I am using a full OC3 circuit. I am doing fine on downloading data, but uploading data I can only get about 5Mbps with ftp or a speedtest. I have tested against multiple networks and this has stayed the same. Monitoring