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Testing addicts
Can't help but notice JFBynon and Kimberly Gardin love doing speed tests over at Testmy.net. Appears the former is running the recommended file sizes while latter is automatic and all over the place....
GabeU , you're probably right, more than just the average users checking their speed, I thought the same. Noticed Kimberly seems to be running the timed automatic test at 15 minute intervals, was doing them every 30 prior to that. Glad not my data going down the drain! :smileysurprised:
I'll blame those two whenever there is a speed/congestion problem posted here....lol.
I am not sure if the city next to the test server represents where they are at, but Kimberly goes to Macon NC (beam 82) and JFBynon goes to Eutawville, SC (beam 98), if I understand this right.
Squawk -- I'm on beam 82, so I hope they are not beating up my beam too badly :-(
I prefer using ping tests -- it may not be as accurate, but I can still get an idea when things are slowing down or busy without chewing through the GB, and can create a track around the clock that does not bug others I share the beam and gateway with.
Edit: I left out a part -- the server for the test was Dallas.
The test servers used are often the ones that are closest to the tester's gateway, which would actually be nowhere near the tester's own location. You can manually set the test server, as well, and sometimes people set it to either the one that gives the fastest response time or the one that is closest to their gateway. I do the latter.
I normally say to choose a server that's close to the gateway location because it's a good approximation for the shortest link.
In reality, the one with the fewest amount of hops from the gateway is probably best, which can be tested with a simple traceroute.
Edit: They used to have the addresses of the servers... little difficult without that. #nevermind.
MarkJFine wrote:I normally say to choose a server that's close to the gateway location because it's a good approximation for the shortest link.
In reality, the one with the fewest amount of hops from the gateway is probably best, which can be tested with a simple traceroute.
How do you perform a traceroute on the TMN servers? I can't find the address of any of them.
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MarkJFine wrote:Edit: They used to have the addresses of the servers... little difficult without that. #nevermind.
I though that maybe there was some way to be able to catch the IP address of the testing server while the test was being performed. Then again, with the way the tests are run and the way HughesNet works, I don't know if anything like that is even possible.
"I am not sure if the city next to the test server represents where they are at"
Likely the city closest to where the gateway is at.
