[plug] ADSL speed

[Nadine]

do a download from isp's ftp
for a 512 connection you should be getting about 55kbps/sec

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Powers" <russ at powerstech.com>
To: "PLUG" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: [plug] ADSL speed


> Hi,
>
> Is there any software to test the actual speed of downloads and uploads on
my
> adsl link? Or perhaps a website that can do it?
>
> I assume the theoretical speed of the adsl connection is affected by the
> application being used and the number of machines between my desktop and
the
> end destination. For instance my firewall/gateway. But I suppose even a
90MHz
> pc with 100Mb ethernet is a lot faster than 512kb adsl. Anybody done any
> testing?
>
> Sorry, that question turned into a lot more than I thought it would be. :)
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Russ
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