MWeb vs OpenWeb - Quick speedtest

[B007Cyber]

I'm not an expert in this field, but merely want to report what I have observed (using the limited tools available to test - actually a real quick-and-dirty test run).

I have a MWeb DSL account (3Gb) as well as an OpenWeb DSL account (3Gb local). My idea was to try and run both by using RouteSentry (on Vista) - but this is another story which I believe after many hours of struggling isn't possible (forum members are quick to advise with an short answer like - "put your modem in bridge mode..." but unfortunately lack a few detailed settings they don't know about).

Anyway, I ran the flawed DoBroadband speedtest by setting up each account in my router (seperate runs of course - a bit of a pain in the back). The test result I found strange.

On Mweb I got 4080 kilobits and 500 kilobytes reading but with OpenWeb only a low 60 kilobytes?

Are the technologies used (or backbone providers) so different that the results could be this different? Also, I know the tool is flawed, but surely this would have impacted on both tests?

Would really like if we have some clever dude to cast some light on this...

 

[m0zy]

I'm not an expert in this field, but merely want to report what I have observed (using the limited tools available to test - actually a real quick-and-dirty test run).

I have a MWeb DSL account (3Gb) as well as an OpenWeb DSL account (3Gb local). My idea was to try and run both by using RouteSentry (on Vista) - but this is another story which I believe after many hours of struggling isn't possible (forum members are quick to advise with an short answer like - "put your modem in bridge mode..." but unfortunately lack a few detailed settings they don't know about).

Anyway, I ran the flawed DoBroadband speedtest by setting up each account in my router (seperate runs of course - a bit of a pain in the back). The test result I found strange.

On Mweb I got 4080 kilobits and 500 kilobytes reading but with OpenWeb only a low 60 kilobytes?

Are the technologies used (or backbone providers) so different that the results could be this different? Also, I know the tool is flawed, but surely this would have impacted on both tests?

Would really like if we have some clever dude to cast some light on this...

Mweb = ADSL Bandwidth provided by SAIX
OpenWeb = ADSL Bandwidth provided by IS

 

[TheLoot]

It would appear that the DoBroadband test is flawed

Check this thread for more info.

I would suggest trying the Telkom speed test. It is just under 10 megs, so perhaps give each account a few minutes to average out and then take the reading. IE Don't download the entire file each time Just a thought The test file can be found here or by visiting the Telkom website

 

[Wisemansa]

wat router you got boo7cyber? maybe we can help you

 

[B007Cyber]

I have a dual router setup:

(1) A Netgear DG834GT running in modem mode and configured with an IP of 192.168.0.1 (subnet 255.255.0.0);
(2) A Netgear WNR854T running in normal router mode with IP 192.168.1.1 (subnet 255.255.0.0) - this acts as my DHCP server as well;
(3) The modem is connected to the router WAN port;
(4) A static route is setup to point to 192.168.0.1 (in order run the modem configuration from within my LAN);
(5) Router has been setup to include Mweb DSL connection details

Let me know if you need more info.

B