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A truer gauge of network speed

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Mar 15, 20262833 views
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Problem

I was recently setting up a new 1.5MB DSL connection at home. After connecting my computers (wirelessly) to my DSL modem I fired off a broadband speed tester to see if both were delivering the expected throughput. My WinXP box was delivering about 0.7MB while my WinVista box was delivered about 1.2…

Error Output

Machine Browser Service     Direction   Speed
XP      IE8     SpeedTest   Downstream  1340
XP      IE8     SpeedTest   Downstream  1340
Vista   IE8  …

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Ciaran makes a good point in his comment; you have to know what the test is measuring, and this is not clear with a proprietary bandwidth tester. Downloading a large file will give you a good idea of your TCP throughput, but this measurement will be…

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