modem speed

[mad1]

Other than watching the speed during a download how can I check the speed of a modem?
US Robotics 56K V.90 winmodem.
OS 98nd edition.

[Pete1]

When you click on your modem icon, it should tell you your connect speed. Downloads will vary because of telephone line usage. Hope that helps.

[noresull]

Is there any way to tweak around with T-1 access? I get it with the rent in my Apartment, but when I run that test, it rarely reads (actually, only once)even near T-1 levels, and I want it faster! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

John

[Zinzan]

The little computer-computer icon in the bottom right hand of your screen shouldn't be trusted and is not a true reflection of your connect speed. For accurate speed go to following page:
http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest50.asp

This will probably dissapoint you, buy hey, you asked !!!

Zin

[noresull]

Just hoping maybe someone could help me! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

John

[RobRich]

Try: http://www.speedguide.net/

The same tricks that are used for cable and DSL should also help you out with the T1 connection.

[neo_otyugh]

is it T1 or a network that has a T1?
if it is a network your speed will vary on the network activity...

[socalgal]

This little proggie will give you a digital and graphical readout of online data download and upload.

Trial here: DU Meter (http://www.dumeter.com/dumeter/index.htm)

[wyvrn]

You are probably sharing that T1 connection with a few other people, I would imagine.

[alfaguy]

Ive been using this program for almost 3 years. http://www.southdown.co.uk/users/jgrieve/dunmondownload.htm
Uses very little resources and is very accurate.
My only glitch thus far, there was a conflict with Norton System works, I didnt like it anyway, though Im still using Norton Antivirus. A few emails with the author of Dunmon and we decided it couldnt be fixed till he made a newer version.

Brian

[Axel]

Two things to check on your computer with regards to how fast you are allowing it to function -

1) - <my computer> <dial-up networking> then right-click on your connection and get the properties - what's the speed set to here? - Some ISP auto-install programs will set this speed down to 33.6 or even 28.8 to conserve their bandwidth - so few people know to check here, that they don't know to ask, or assume it's "the phone company" - that's **** a lot of the time. - jack up this speed as high as it will go - it's a limiter, not a measure of how fast you can connect.

2) - get into device manager and check out your modem properties - set that up high as well. Doesn't matter if you think your modem is capable of it - you will connect at the speed allowed by the weakest possible link between you and the internet backbone network.

Now - note that a bunch of ISP dial-up modem pools out there have ALL manner of modems in there - yes, even their 56K number may have the odd 33.6 modem in the stack...... Verify that the number you are dialing into is 56K, even if you only have a 33.6 modem.

Another concept - telephone line "line noise" - IE static on the line which causes minor data disruptions requiring packet resends. - on a 14.4 modem, you can hear any static which might disrupt your line. - but from there up, the human ear cannot physically hear over a telephone the static interference which disrupts highly compressed analog data communications. Next - Most, like 89%, of line noise is caused by the home owner by adding too many $12 dollar telephones and $35 answering machines and caller ID boxes to his home telephone wiring. The remaining appx 11% is a mix of telephone line issues and weather conditions. So - if your settings are correct in the two mentioned places, you have a good current modem driver installed, and you checked the access number speed which you are dialing, then call the phone company and have their repair agency test the line for data transmission line noise.

Another thing to consider - you can push bad data at extremely high speed - if you or the source is transmitting a lot of bad TCP/IP packets, the resends requested to overcome the errors can rot your speed down to the point of effectively going at 9600 baud - the base rate of internet communications.

If you've ever called for communications support, they may have asked you to connect at 9600 baud to test for a possible line noise issue. As 9600 is only slightly compressed, it is not prone to as many errors as when you try to push 56K through the same pipe. You might be able to get your e-mail at 9600 baud - this is an indication of possible line noise - time to check what the kids have plugged into the phone jack.

Another thing - people who complain about frequently being booted off their ISP connection - do you have call waiting? - that "tone" disrupts modem communication and can bump you -
in your telephone number entry, add *70, before the number. If that doesn't work - dial 0 and ask the operator what is used locally to disable the data call call waiting.

That's all that comes to mind -

[This message has been edited by Axel (edited 02-22-2000).]