Speed test?

Is there any file available to do a speed test and to a ping/trace?

I did a trace to dreamhost.com and it gave me:

1 <10 ms <10 ms <10 ms ua-213-113-116-66.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se [213.113.116.66]
2 4 ms 3 ms 3 ms ge2-0.cr2.svl1.se.bredband.com [195.54.119.225]
3 4 ms 3 ms 4 ms pos6-0.cr1.svl1.se.bredband.com [195.54.124.13]
4 5 ms 5 ms 5 ms pos6-0-0.cr2.sto1.se.bredband.com [195.54.123.181]
5 5 ms 5 ms 5 ms pos3-0.br3.sto1.se.bredband.com [195.54.123.250]
6 6 ms 8 ms 6 ms 64.215.185.81
7 174 ms 174 ms 173 ms so0-3-0-622M.ar1.LAX3.gblx.net [67.17.64.49]
8 174 ms 173 ms 174 ms GE1-GX.dreamhost.com [67.17.162.162]
9 175 ms 177 ms 174 ms dreamhost.com [66.33.201.141]
10 176 ms 174 ms 174 ms dreamhost.com [66.33.201.141]

Looks like a big drop at the gblx router node.


-MrBister

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Looks like a big drop at the gblx router node.

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I notice that you are in Sweden, is it possible that the hop 6 to 7 increase in your trace route is due to crossing the Atlantic and continental USA? Remembering that the DreamHost servers are located in California.

I see a similar thing here when my packets cross the Pacific (I am in Australia). Unfortunately, it is mostly due to the distances involved and the speed of light, not much we can do about it I'm afraid.

Tracing route to dreamhost.com [66.33.201.141]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.254
2 15 ms 12 ms 13 ms lns2-loopback-0.Melbourne.netspace.net.au [203.17.101.66]
3 13 ms 14 ms 13 ms core1-cr-gigether-5-2-11.Melbourne.netspace.net.au [203.10.110.195]
4 15 ms 13 ms 13 ms 408.ge-1-1-0.GW3.MEL1.ALTER.NET [203.166.93.197]
5 14 ms 13 ms 16 ms 323.AT-3-0-1.XR1.MEL1.ALTER.NET [210.80.33.153]
6 28 ms 30 ms 28 ms so-0-1-0.XT1.SYD2.ALTER.NET [210.80.33.5]
7 185 ms 185 ms 184 ms 0.so-5-0-0.IR1.LAX12.Alter.Net [210.80.49.149]
8 192 ms 192 ms 192 ms POS2-0.IR1.LAX9.ALTER.NET [137.39.31.222]
9 189 ms 191 ms 194 ms 0.so-5-2-0.TL1.LAX9.ALTER.NET [152.63.0.146]
10 189 ms 190 ms 263 ms 0.so-1-0-0.XL1.LAX9.ALTER.NET [152.63.115.141]
11 190 ms 188 ms 188 ms POS6-0.BR3.LAX9.ALTER.NET [152.63.115.1]
12 192 ms 193 ms 190 ms so3-0-0-622M.ar1.LAX2.gblx.net [208.51.134.1]
13 190 ms 192 ms 193 ms so0-3-0-622M.ar1.LAX3.gblx.net [67.17.64.49]
14 193 ms 194 ms 194 ms GE1-GX.dreamhost.com [67.17.162.162]
15 194 ms 194 ms 193 ms dreamhost.com [66.33.201.141]
16 193 ms 195 ms 193 ms dreamhost.com [66.33.201.141]

Trace complete.

Also, many routers are configured to give a low priority to ICMP traffic, this can result in a lower ping response from such routers during time of high traffic, even though normal traffic will not be greatly delayed.

Mark

I guess a file to test speed would eliminate the ping/performance question :)

-MrBister

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I guess a file to test speed would eliminate the ping/performance question :)

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Sure, try this one...

http://www.razw.com/linux-2.4.32.tar.bz2

Mark

Thanks for that post, it gave pretty good speed (~360KB/s), roughly twice the speed I get from bluehost.com.
If you could keep the post until tomorrow it would be great, want to test when most europeans "sleep" :)

-MrBister

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Thanks for that post

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No problem, I am glad to help when I can.

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it gave pretty good speed (~360KB/s)

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I average 150-160KB/s from here, but that is the limit of my DSL connection (1.5Mb/s), so I can not expect any better.

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If you could keep the post until tomorrow it would be great

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Good idea, it is best to test these things at various times. I will leave the file in place for a couple of days.

Mark

I've a 100mbit fibre connection, but I seldom get more than 2000-2500KB/s from Europe during the evenings and 500-800KB/s from US. It's a home connection, not dedicated business line. :)
Not sure where apple.com host their hdtv-trailers, but from there I get 7-9MB/s (sustained speed).


-MrBister

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I've a 100mbit fibre connection

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You are making me envious. :) Such a connection would cost more than the average wage here in Australia, and would only be possible within one of the major cities.

I live in a semi rural location and the best on offer is 1.5Mbit, although some of those closer to the cities have the option of 24MBit ADSL2+ connections.

Would you be interested in adopting a middle aged Australian? I don't eat much :)

Mark

lol - I'll pass on the adoption :)
At lest "down there" you don't have to pay 1.85AUD per litre to fill your cars.

(my connection only cost ~20USD/month, although it's capped at 10mbit upstream).

-MrBister

You can use these test files:

10Mb.bin
100Mb.bin



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From dedicated server in Paris :
traceroute to dreamhost.com (66.33.201.141), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
1 p19-6-m2.routers.ovh.net (213.186.38.252) 0.748 ms 0.463 ms 0.366 ms
2 p19-2-6k.routers.ovh.net (213.186.32.20) 0.438 ms 0.338 ms 0.260 ms
3 th2-1-6k.routers.ovh.net (213.186.32.4) 176.683 ms 201.534 ms 1.225 ms
4 ntt2.routers.ovh.net (213.186.32.250) 0.578 ms 0.534 ms 0.459 ms
5 p16-0-0-3.r23.londen03.uk.bb.verio.net (129.250.2.144) 7.614 ms 7.645 ms
7.586 ms
6 ge-7-10.car1.London1.Level3.net (4.68.111.221) 8.213 ms 8.181 ms 8.208 ms
7 ae-0-54.bbr2.London1.Level3.net (4.68.116.98) 8.301 ms ae-0-52.bbr2.London1
.Level3.net (4.68.116.34) 8.296 ms ae-0-56.bbr2.London1.Level3.net (4.68.116.16
2) 8.196 ms
8 as-1-0.bbr2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (64.159.0.246) 161.213 ms as-0-0.bbr1.Lo
sAngeles1.Level3.net (64.159.1.157) 161.131 ms as-1-0.bbr2.LosAngeles1.Level3.n
et (64.159.0.246) 161.326 ms
9 ge-4-0.ipcolo2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (4.68.102.11) 161.166 ms ge-4-1.ipcol
o2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (4.68.102.75) 161.246 ms ge-9-2.ipcolo2.LosAngeles1.L
evel3.net (4.68.102.171) 161.285 ms
10 4.78.195.170 (4.78.195.170) 144.153 ms 147.767 ms 141.999 ms
11 dreamhost.com (66.33.201.141) 141.818 ms 156.887 ms 150.846 ms
12 dreamhost.com (66.33.201.141) 151.130 ms 148.684 ms 148.787 ms

Using opentransit i have 155 ms.