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Checking Speed from Client to Web Server

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by faisalmasood

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First have a look at this service.

http://webservices.cnet.com/bandwidth/
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What it does is send packets to their server and calculates the speed and therefore you supposedly know your bandwidth.We have an ASP based web application. Tell me is it possible that we can implement such thing on our web site from where client can test their connection speed in case they are having difficulties?

I know there are utilites / tools to test connectivity etc. But using the above service fromn CNET no one has to install any software first & then test the connection speed. Its just clikc 'n' Go

The idea is that if someone complains about speed or slowness in connecting to our application, wecould ask that person to click the button or link which is located perhaps somewhere at the top near the main menu, and it would calculate the bandwidth. That person could then report this information to our support personal so they could troubleshoot it.

Looking for your ideas on this....

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by timwalsh

Take a look at the speed test in the "Our Tools" section at www.broadbandreports.com. This test offers similar functionality to the site you mention.

Broadbandreports.com will license the use of this software (actually a java applet) so you can install it at your site. Take a look at the following URL for more info:

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3152

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Hope this is what you are looking for.

by cisco_kid

it would be easier and a LOT cheaper to just have them ping your IP and look at the ping times

by shanghai sam

For users who don't know much about computers, its relatively difficult to understand it the result of Ping etc. By ping they understand that its connected.

We want some thing like CNET service, which gives non-IT users easier interpretation of the bandwidth test query.

by armylanman

You are talking about users on a local network correct?

If you mean on the internet, then you can stop right now. Depending on the ISP's and the highly variable routing that goes on all the time on the "net" there is no way possible to absolutelyguarantee bandwidth from one IP to another. If the user is having slow access, then he is having slow access. Even if you could measure his bandwidth and found it to be degraded, there is nothing you could do about it.

I don't mean to be sarcastic, and I can see your point. It would be better to have your Tech ping the user and find out if they are on a slow node since ping will show a slow trip in both directions.

by faisalmasood

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No im not talking about local users. I think you haven't read my reply to Answer2. This is just for non technical users.

I know the network latency would be there plus the result won't be 100% accurate & We won't be able to do any thing. But at least this way client would know what is their network speed ay particular time. Incase they face problems even at high speed, there we can be sure that the problem is within our application & not due to network latency.

Thanks any way.

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