Does this make sense for a 256k connection

I used to use 1400 before I formatted my harddrive. After running the tweaktest from the site below I tried the 1500
http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks

Checking with the ping test seems to show both values are incorrect.
ping -f -l 1430 www.dslreports.com works


ping -f -l 1431 www.dslreports.com
Pinging dslreports.com [209.123.109.175] with 1431 bytes of data:
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.

hmmm, MTU change and reboot time again
 
2603 - 09:54:19 PM - Connected to Server from 196.34.112.114

Resolving host 'www.sentech.co.za'
Pinging [66.18.65.124] x 4 with 32 bytes of data

Reply from 66.18.65.124 : Timed out
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=600 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=2616 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=1045 ms
Min=600 : Max=2616 : Ave=1420 ms : Packetloss = 25%

Loading the sentech site took to long...

Disconnecting



2603 - 09:58:10 PM - Connected to Server from 196.37.237.114
Resolving host 'www.sentech.co.za'
Pinging [66.18.65.124] x 4 with 32 bytes of data

Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=117 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=115 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=137 ms
Reply from 66.18.65.124 : bytes=32 : time=139 ms
Min=115 : Max=139 : Ave=127 ms : Packetloss = 0%

Speed Test
Your download speed is: 23.83 KBps, or 190.62 Kbps
The test took 22.453 seconds to complete


dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-03-26 15:04:10 EST:
198 / 82
Your download speed : 198 kbps or 24.8 KB/sec.

Your upload speed : 82 kbps or 10.2 KB/sec.
 
JayT, I'm connecting on the 128kbps platform and the IP range I have is 68.18.85.xx (Anybody any idea if this platform has an alternate range?)

From what I heard yonks ago, the 512kbps platform also uses the 196-range. Anybody care to confirm? (Read: Anybody silly enough to pay for a 512?!)

:p
 
here is mine done at : http://www.sentech.co.za/speedtest/display_speed.php
Your download speed is: 31.3 KBps, or 250.37 Kbps
The test took 32.719 seconds to complete

Your upload speed is: 29.05 KBps, or 232.38 Kbps
The test took 47.938 seconds to complete

but then i was still downloading other stuff
I think that the speeds will change depending on the amount of users on the servers & lines etc.

forgot to mention that I have 1024kbp/s line ....
I must say once I donwloaded upto speeds off 546 kbp/s
I average about 100 to 150 kbp/s
 
D said:
JayT, I'm connecting on the 128kbps platform and the IP range I have is 68.18.85.xx (Anybody any idea if this platform has an alternate range?)

From what I heard yonks ago, the 512kbps platform also uses the 196-range. Anybody care to confirm? (Read: Anybody silly enough to pay for a 512?!)

:p
Click to expand...
128 is on the Sentech range 6*. The other 2 are on the IS range..196*. That's also the reason why the 128'ers can't access the IS news server
 
D said:
From what I heard yonks ago, the 512kbps platform also uses the 196-range. Anybody care to confirm? (Read: Anybody silly enough to pay for a 512?!)
Click to expand...

Why would it be silly to get the 512 service?
 
JayT said:
I hardly use P2P anyway. FTP access is much quicker
Click to expand...
Depends on where you're connecting to.
In any case there are things you just can't get by ftp.But as you said , you hardly use P2P , so that option maybe what you like :o
 
your connection sounds really SLOW

I am on dialup and i get 23 kilobits per second

yours is double so only twice the speed of dialup!
 
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