[Gllug] Calculating 'real' bandwidth

[Dylan]

On Tuesday 13 March 2007, Chris Jones wrote:
> Hi
>
> Dylan wrote:
> > A friend of mine wants to know what the maximum useful bandwidth of his
> > 8meg
>
> Tell him to download a large file from a few fast UK mirrors and see how
> fast it goes.

That tells us what the current speed is at the time of the test given network 
conditions. What he wants to know is what the highest speed he can expect 
under the ideal conditions.

>
> If you want to discuss the theory of how much his line is capable of,
> feel free to participate in the rest of this thread, but you said
> "useful" and the only answer to that can be "as much as you get" ;)
>
> Cheers,


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