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SmokePing(back)The objective of the Port Scan is to see how secure your PC is from people who want to break into your machine. DSLreport's port scan originates from "monitor.dslreports.com" as stated on the port scan page. What it does is send various packets that look for open TCP and UDP ports. It will let you know if you have open, closed or filtered port(s). Stop by the Security Forum if you fail on information on a firewall. (A firewall is a must have for broadband connected machines.)
 got feedback?by Skipdawg got feedback?by Skipdawg Packet Loss Test (Line Quality)
This takes care of the Security Scan, the Tweaks Test Applet and the East Coast Line Quality Test server. Add sfo-monitor.dslreports.com - This is our San Francisco server. Add sjc-monitor.dslreports.com - This is our San Jose server. You should add those three domains to a "friendly" (local) zone with a lower protection rating. Zone Alarm users click here for instructions. Zone Alarm Pro users: To become pingable, click Security > Customize (Internet side) > check off "Allow incoming ping (ICMP echo)." Click Apply then Ok. This will allow your machine to be totally pingable.
got feedback?by Mike You really will be queue-jumping, but not until whatever is being processed at that moment is completed. got feedback?by KeysCapt If you're using a router, set it to allow pings. If you're using a firewall, the quickest way to become pingable is to tone down on the security level or just turn it off for the duration of the test. Some firewalls have an option to add IPs into a local or trusted zone that will give this IP more access than the general pool. These are the IP addresses that do the Monitor / Line Quality work. Reason to be pingable: This allows you to see if there are congestion problems, bottlenecks, bad routers and/or if something is wrong at your location. If you're not pingable, the only thing the test is useful for is a fancy traceroute.
got feedback?by Skipdawg got feedback?by Skipdawg OR There is an issue with your current network configuration. Go back to the Desktop, right click on "Network Neighborhood" - "Properties." The Network Configuration window should pop up. In the white box, check for any duplicate TCP/IP or any duplicate hardware adapters. Leave only one and delete any extras. Reboot. You should run another Line Quality test to see if the problem persists. It shouldn't, but it's always good to check. Another thing for Windows users to do is to have your NIC (ethernet card) installation disk handy, load into Windows Safe Mode, delete all the hardware adapters and start from scratch. If you do not know how to enter into safe mode and make changes, just start a new topic asking for assistance in our Microsoft Help Forum.
got feedback?by Mike got feedback?by Mike  1. Host LOSS - This indicates the percentage of packets dropped by that particular router. 2. Best - Lowest ping to the router Avg. - Average ping to the router Worst - Highest ping to the router The lower the ping, the better. 3. Gateway - The second to the last hop is your gateway. The gateway is a node on a network that serves as a entrance for local users onto the ISPs network. 4. (YOUR ADDRESS) - This is your computer. A dropped packet (shows as 2% dropped) loss is very common with an ICMP stream.
got feedback?by redxii - Make sure that your modem is at least 12 inches (roughly 30 centimeters) clear of anything that emits electromagnetic interference (such as a CRT monitor). Make sure that all cables are not physically damaged and are properly connected. Halogen lighting and light dimmers in proximity to the computer can also cause a problem. - Ensure that your ethernet card is seated properly and that your drivers are up to date. - Reset your modem. Unplug it for about a minute or two, then plug it back in and let it regain sync. If none of the above correct the issue, it would be in your best interest to contact your ISP and have them do an inspection of the line itself.
got feedback?by blueschooner Here's the technical definition for a Host Precedence Violation (under RFC-1812): "Sent by the first hop router to a host to indicate that a requested precedence is not permitted for the particular combination of source/destination host or network, upper layer protocol and source/destination port." Keep in mind, this is just a reference; there is a much-easier-to-digest explanation. Let's go back to your Test History page. Find a Line Quality test then open it. Go down and look at the "your first hop ping" row. Check your gateway's IP. Most likely, it is between 10.0.0.0 & 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 & 172.31.255.255 or 192.168.0.0 & 192.168.255.255, correct? Those three domain ranges are in something dubbed the "Private IP Network" domains. With the way the Internet works, your ISP has set up an "exclusive LAN." Your ISP has your gateway set up so that it is dedicated to only Internet traffic coming from you and going to you. The DSLreports servers are not recognized within your ISP's network, so your gateway doesn't respond to any packets being sent directly to it. Your first hop ping is then estimated. Nearly all of the time, it shows up as way higher than it really is. Do you want to know what your first hop ping really is? With your Windows PC, go to "Start" - "Run" - then type "ping -t Your Gateway's IP here." With your Mac OS X PC, open Terminal and type "ping IP here."  or Open the Network Utility and fill in the text box.  With your Linux PC, go to a shell, then type "ping Your Gateway's IP here." Since the gateway recognizes you as a part of your ISP's "happy family," it will correctly respond to a ping and return accurate results.
got feedback?by Mike If you really want to be added, we recommend beating your main switch with a herring.* *Please be nice to routing equipment and the herring. got feedback?WOW, I love this AWESOME site!!
Please consider putting (at some future time) links to the test (or whatever the faq is about) in question so that one may simply click on it to see the test startup page and perhaps perform the test. (Links in blue type or some other color.)
This would likely apply to all faq items.
Thanks,
GlennNDavis@fuse.net 2011-12-24 11:34:29 by Mike However, if you are not seeing packet loss all the way to the final hop, this apparent packet loss may not be an issue. Some providers are rate-limiting how often they respond with the TTL-exceeded ICMP packets used by traceroute and similar tools like the Packet Loss Test. This is done to prevent attacks against these routers, since responding to these packets requires much more CPU time than simply forwarding the packet does. If the router is set up to rate-limit, it will respond to a certain number of traceroute packets per second, and once that many have been received, it will stop responding to them for that second -- which will appear as packet loss. You are not losing any "real" traffic, assuming the final hop of your traceroute isn't showing any loss.
got feedback?by Xyc Speed Test
If you try a few different test servers, including some of the third-party ones that also use our Java test applet, then the highest speed reported is closest to your last mile speed. Don't forget that protocol overhead will mean that you never reach the actual speed advertised by your ISP. In some cases, especially PPPoE connections, you can lose almost 15% of advertised speed in protocol overhead. In response to this problem, certain ISPs have set the actual sync rate of consumer broadband connections higher to provide a buffer against the overhead. The idea is a 15% up in advertised speed is worth less people calling into support and complain about lack of advertised throughput.
got feedback?by edited by Mike If your ISP is prepared to locate a speed test server inside its network, then it will give you the most accurate measure for last mile speed. Having a very fast connection within your ISP's network is nice (and is what you're paying for as a customer) but that doesn't mean much in real world usage. Either way, we have a large selection of Java and Flash based speed tests located both in ISPs and elsewhere on our speed test list. If your ISP is one of those, then you will probably be able to test last mile speed the best by using their local test server. If you are interested in real world test results, then pick another well-connected server. It is your choice.
got feedback?by edited by Mike The transfer rate expressed as kilobytes per second is based on 1024 as per data storage conventions. got feedback?FYI :
Kb = kilo bit
KB = kilo byte
Mb = mega bit
MB = mega byte 2012-01-16 09:24:13
The computer industry has tried to standardize the meanings of binary prefixes. There is ambiguity in how the old nomenclature is used. There is now a more precise standard that is more precise when describing bit and byte quantities.
Kibibyte = 2^10 bytes = 1024 bytes
Mebibyte = 2^20 bytes = 1048576 bytes
and others
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix which is part of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60027
This standard attempts to overcome ambiguity. Yes it is change and is annoying but it's very specific and guarantees what you write is what others will read.
2012-03-24 21:44:57 (mrmeval Be clear. Label the Kb on the main screen to be Kilobits or Kilobytes. I'm still not clear which you mean. The 1024 vs 1000 is a detail in this context. 2011-09-23 18:32:36 lower case b means bits, upper case B means bytes. So Kb is always kilobits. Kilobyte would be KB 2012-02-22 16:27:32 Just for information, "k" meaning "kilo" should be always low case - "k", never "K". Upper case is simbol of "Kelvin", unit for absolute temperature. 2012-02-24 08:15:33 Per ISO and NIST a lower case 'k' is the proper prefix for the 1000s multiplier kilo. The upper case 'K' does not represent kilo (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.html).
As was previously posted, the Kibi (Ki) prefix is used to represent 2^10, or 1024 decimal as a multiplier (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html).
Also, technically "bit" is the proper abbreviation for "binary digit", not 'b', whereas 'B' is generally - but not always - understood to be an 8-bit byte.
A kilobyte per second would be 1000 x 8 bits/byte = 8000 bits per second, whereas a Kibibyte per second would be 1024 x 8 bits/byte = 8192 bits per second. 2012-11-29 01:01:22 (viasatguy by edited by Mike 1. Physical distance. You have likely noticed that downloading from a local server location is faster than a distant one. This is because the TCP window (e.g. HTTP transfers) is not optimized for the increased latency that comes from an increase in physical distance the bits have to travel. HTTP is bound by the TCP congestion window which determines how many packets can be sent at one time before an acknowledgment. The larger the window size, the higher the TCP throughput. 2. Firewalls, wireless, Local LAN, PC and modem issues. There are many localized issues which may negatively impact speedtest results. The best (but not perfect) PC test environment is to have a high end PC capable of delivering the provisioned speeds, directly attached to the modem. 3. Capacity issues with intermediate ISPs between the server and the user. There are some speedtest servers on ISPs with poor interconnect relationships or capacity issues. The path between the user and the server factors into any results. Local, on-net, speedtest servers are best to measure your provisioned speed. 4. Tuning of the Speedtest server with parallel TCP streams. This is not well known, but does have a direct impact to higher broadband speeds. Most speedtest servers open multiple TCP streams to more accurately account for single stream TCP limitations. How many simultaneous TCP streams a server opens is important as with 4 streams a server is accurate to up to 50Mbps testing on an average PC. Some speedtest servers are configured for even fewer streams and therefor are less accurate at higher speeds. 5. Asymmetric test environments - High end commercial connections with symmetric speeds often ask why they get asymmetric results from most speedtest servers. This is because most speedtest software / servers are configured for residential broadband testing. They are normally configured for 2-4 simultaneous download streams / test, but only 1-2 upload streams. This will inaccurately give results of asymmetric bandwidth even when you have symmetric speeds. Those with higher end work connections can simulate this.
got feedback?by ccneteng Flash Speed Test
In modern times this generally is not a problem of an out of date player. You can reset your browser's cache and make sure (for Google Chrome users Flash is automatically silently updated) that Flash is up to date. Download latest version of Flash here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ got feedback?Trying to fix friend's computer... Just reinstalled flash (it wasn't working before), but does not show in verify page. Add-ons show it is installed, but Active-X add-on is not loaded. Both flash add-ons are enabled. 2013-03-25 02:33:38 by edited by Mike got feedback?the flash speedtest to megapath in san francisco hasn't worked in months. perhaps they don't support this any more & need to be removed from the list. it works to other providers. the java speedtest to megapath also fails. it also works to other providers. 2010-05-19 16:33:52 (bloodnok Why are the test results labelled "undefined"? 2009-05-01 18:31:57 Actually, I have Adobe Flash 10 and only see the bars. The test verifies this. 2010-09-02 12:10:53 Maybe MegaPath should be removed as they have not worked for over a year. 2012-01-24 15:46:10 (dekramer I''m having issues in testing for speed with Firefox, but with Google Chrome. The only browser that I have that does seem to work, does''t freeze and no causation popups, is Safari, and even then I'm not getting the speed that I should be getting. I'm in Riverside, CA and have U-Verse. Anyone else seem to have these issues?? 2012-07-18 13:19:26 just bought new MacBook Pro, had to download Flash from Adobe to try to run Flash speed tests. So far, can't complete the test and get error message saying someone about script interfering with flash.
Java speed test seems to run fine but you also have to download java engine for the new Macs - it is NOT included with factory delivered OS, in this case OSX 10.7+ 2012-08-01 20:22:33 (ttisch TheMega Path test requires a recent version of Java on your browser. And additionally, you have to get the test through a link to them. 2013-02-12 14:53:20 (jaykaykay by edited by JMGullett Are you using FIREFOX with a PLUGIN enabled? We are noticing a small percentage of users, all running Firefox, are not able to fully utilize the test. We believe this is because they all have the same Firefox plugin enabled. If you find out WHAT plugin breaks the flash test, please let us know. Note: We are receiving some reports that the FasterFox addon is inhibiting the flash test. If this is true for you, please contact a site moderator to add your report. Stay tuned.
got feedback?the download speed is slow 2008-12-02 22:46:54 the themes 2010-01-23 07:19:31 my speed is 100mpbs it take 4;5 day to download movie
2009-11-17 14:47:01 i want more speed 2009-11-23 20:09:43 just above 1 2009-05-15 08:05:40 no connection at all!!! 2010-01-27 20:14:09 there's no incoming connection!!! 2010-01-28 19:34:47 poor connection 2010-01-28 23:02:14 It runs, but does not record a download speed! 2009-12-21 23:56:08 DSL speed test 12345678900987654321 2008-12-12 06:37:51 I am using FireFox, and wasn't able to run a test. I disabled the "Adblock Plus" add-on and the test ran perfectly. Just thought I'd help out. 2008-12-12 12:56:33 my speed and daonload speed is too low 2009-01-04 12:44:51 hi i am using Internet on my pc using data cable with Nokia N73 musing edition but i am not able to find out the speed test my flash player is 10.1 so can you please suggest me where i should try speed test for utorrent. my email id is delhiboy_kabir@yahoo.co.in 2009-01-12 00:20:13 I switched my Shockwave flash player from "Gnash SWF" to "Shockwave flash 10.0 r15" and went from not able to record a score to getting a very reasonable result 2009-02-13 01:08:39 it came on but it showed no record of the speed 2009-03-21 21:09:40 with flash 10.0 r32 plugin in firefox, the app loads, then hangs at "testing server latency". flash works as expected on other sites. 2009-12-26 15:22:29 (bloodnok i am downloading a movie but it didnt get the speed as it should have? 2009-04-16 14:59:18 v slow for bittorrent 2009-04-19 09:17:49 it is very low. Expecting speed is not available
2011-08-09 03:40:21 downloads speeds is very slow 2009-05-29 09:02:51 my downloads is very slow each time.. i can't understand why? plse help! 2011-02-19 13:26:12 It runs, but does not record a download speed! (#14587) 2009-08-04 10:34:14 It runs, but does not record a download speed! (#14587) 2009-08-04 10:36:38 am using google chrome not firefox. it is showing the upload but it is not showing the download. can you send the reason for that 2009-10-15 23:56:49 firewall limmitting my onnections
2010-01-05 23:26:38 server list
2009-11-30 04:39:15 sever list 2009-11-30 04:39:56 runs, but the result is too slow -- slower than the Java test 2009-12-09 12:28:11 utorrent download speed for faster 2009-12-16 04:56:37 slow connections!! 2010-01-06 18:57:03 It runs, but the result is too slow -- slower than the Java tests 2010-01-10 23:31:46 (#14587) 2010-01-14 21:38:43 still no connections!!! 2010-01-29 19:27:03 I am using Firefox and am unable to run the Flash Speed Test. I have no idea about the Plugin that be preventing the speed test to run properly. 2010-02-07 21:56:22 No download speeds reported, no AV or firewall software running, Win XP Pro SP3 IE8, what gives? 2010-09-25 13:38:36 runing very slow 2010-05-02 11:05:56 Attempting to run the Flash speed test on Ubuntu 9.10 with Flash plugin 10.0.42.34. Attempts to test against Megapath in San Francisco it loads and shows the dial but no tests are run, not even latency. When I run against LinkLINE to Los Angeles it works. (Note: the Java test also fails against Megapath while it works against speakeasy in Palo Alto.) 2010-06-18 15:10:44 its downloading but very slow 2010-07-24 04:29:37 Never records download speeds. No firewall, etc.. just does not record them, what gives with this? 2010-08-10 23:20:57 Running Snow Leopard with Safari's latest release. Absolutely never runs at all on any server. 2010-08-20 01:41:38 (chrisegra This is not the case for me, I am not running ZA and with my AV client disabled it still does not record download speeds. You ought to fix this! 2010-08-21 21:51:44 thank you 2012-06-29 04:11:42 At the moment, and for the past few days, the speed test to Speakeasy in NY seems to be broken: initial connection is never made and the test times out. The other tests seem to be perfectly normal. 2010-09-25 21:15:52 (deesto It doesn't work in Firefox 3.6. I got a report about a script being hung. 2010-10-10 21:18:46 (Morac my torrent download only 10 kb per second.what is the main problem.i have imp/s internet speed 2011-01-24 07:57:04 i want more speed
2011-07-23 11:21:13 i want more speed 2011-04-02 09:04:01 no valid 2011-04-07 14:41:39 very slw t dwnlad
2011-05-15 05:28:36 the download speed is to slow 2011-11-24 05:30:44 I got (mbps)4.98 and 4.08 on 2 different Download test choices then 0.62 and 0.605 for upload tests. But what does that mean. I have DLS, Power Mac G5 w/ Airport - haven't tested the MBPro yet but my daughter says it won't upload a simple little video (extremely slo the fails)which she's usually successful with. Sept 10 in Chico College town - maybe influx of students since school started up again - crowding the "BandsWidths"???
What speeds should I be seeing?
JJ 2012-09-11 00:56:18 i want more speed
2012-11-04 18:47:54 the download speed is slow 2013-03-06 07:48:54 the download speed is slow
2013-03-07 04:50:11 DSL speed test 12345678900987654321 2013-03-07 04:51:31 my speed and daonload speed is too low 2013-03-07 04:52:34 by edited by Mike Our current version is, unfortunately, CPU intensive. We are working to fix this. It is probably that the flash test is utilizing ALL your CPU during the animation phase, and this is depressing the results. We expect to release a test that will work for slower CPUs very soon. Possible reason #2 Some fixed wireless ISPs are getting artificially low results for UPLOAD SPEED under flash. This pattern is not just our flash test -- all flash tests show the problem, and some other technology online speed tests show it as well. Our Java test, and a basic ftp test, do not show this problem. We don't yet have an idea why this may be, but we are collecting data. Possible reason #3 The flash plugin is not efficient enough to test VERY HIGH SPEED connections (fiber). If you are on fiber, you are advised to stick to the Java plugin-based speed test, which can test 100mbit and beyond. Flash is unable to fully utilize a 100mbit connection, so it under reports very fast connections.
got feedback?Flash test is unreliable due to high cpu load. 2012-02-04 12:21:16 None of the above reasons seem to be plausible. Flash results USED to be comparable with Java tests on the same computer. Wondering if it has something to do with Apple's war with Adobe (Flash), resulting in worse flash performance now? 2011-07-10 14:35:26 (dcaccavo I have uTorrent and have used it for a long time but my internet service provider is HughesNet and it's terrible [in my opinion]. My downloads are sooooooo slow it's ridiculous. I'm not computer savvy & was wondering if maybe you could enlighten me as to why in the hell this is!? I'm getting really frustrated, to say the least! Is there something I can do to make it faster? Thank You... Natalie [CherokeeRoze39@aol.com] 2012-01-06 21:24:39 by edited by JMGullett
got feedback?Can we get statistics on the speed test? E.g., it is far more valuable to get mean or average speed + variation (std. dev. or other). This is very important to know for to qualify/test for any type of real-time applications, video conferencing being most importaqnt to us. Even more valuable would be to test for packet jitter. 2007-11-07 19:34:25 Would it be possible to implement an averaging report, numerically (rather than graphically) comparing average user test speeds against the average speeds reported by the requested comparison sample (i.e. the ISP or Zip Code filters)? It would be useful for troubleshooting certain issues by knowing how your own connection is performing relative to those of the same ISP, as well as determining whether you're getting an appropriate service quality for your local region. 2008-07-16 05:24:20 (AvatarZero The fastest available speed in our little rural town (01070) is 3Mbps (and we've only had that for two weeks). How is it possible that when I filter by zipcode is shows scads of people with 10Mbps and higher connections? There are only 600 people in town and no industry, and I KNOW that nobody has a T3 in town. 2008-09-10 22:45:50 (bhawthorne I like your site Very Much!! My problem is understanding the results. Exactly what are the number's units written out as clearly as possible-please don't abbreviate?? We're interested in comparing your results with what our provider says we're SUPPOSED to be getting & I've discovered everyone's results are different units = ? kilobytes ? kilobites Megabytes bites etc etc How in the world are we supposed to understand our results when there's all these different ways to list results?! It's also good to list things we understand in the graph of our results overlaying known results ie; T1(area of speeds possible using that download source)speeds, DSL speeds, dial up speeds etc etc.
I realize I may not be clear in what I'm interested in seeing but I'm trying! Our problem is not being able to compare apples to apples...bites bytes etc etc etc.
Thanks very much for your Valuable Time!
Jim Woolley, DDS
Atlanta GA 2009-03-25 17:15:13 my speed s good but download utorrent speed why bad his download speed bad plase help me i download one thing lot of time plase help me
2009-04-04 02:23:48 thank you 2009-06-15 10:51:14 The speed scale of the graph seems to be off by a factor of 10. i.e., 15 Mbps is indicated as 1.5 Mbps. 2009-08-15 20:46:07 (Shannon Why do I get the upload graph data but not the download?
I have 3 old points on each but I just get a new pip on the upload.
The actual data shows up as text above the graph Just not on the graph 2009-09-28 12:24:14 (chiefj ðàçäà÷è è çàãðóçêè 2009-12-01 11:30:10 gyorit torrent való 2010-09-23 08:47:37 When you say 210 is the download speed can you describe what unit of measure
you are using to describe the speed? Is this per second ? Per Minute?
When I use Windows to download a file I get speeds of 21 kbs? 2010-10-12 20:21:45 by edited by JMGullett
got feedback?Iwant my toorent faster 2010-11-11 02:35:19 Hi,i want my toorent faster 2011-02-11 01:43:53 I want my torrent faster 2011-02-15 13:58:15 I want my torrent to be faster 2010-07-24 09:52:34 I want my torrent to be faster 2010-12-16 06:37:37 i wan"t my torrent to be more faster 2013-04-06 09:04:52 What is the maximum speed this test will correctly report 2009-07-23 09:23:32 (luisto_73 I want my torrent faster 2011-06-09 07:07:03 Iwant my toorent faster 2011-05-08 18:47:48 What is the maximum speed this test will correctly report? 2010-01-29 23:11:14 Thanks for telling me to do "the java based speed" test! I do have a faster-than-2oMbs-service. 2010-06-15 14:06:18 (Fox Mulder My test reported I had over 5MP download speed, but in real world application, I don't get any where near that. Sometimes I struggle watching a 360p Youtube video and downloading large files never breaches 700KB/s so for me, this test doesn't prove anything. 2010-07-25 16:58:25 its so slow 2010-08-24 22:00:11  2010-10-10 15:18:17 i got speed 8 mb download 4///but torrent ,it not so, fast as i want(((
2011-01-22 12:48:54 atef mstor 2011-03-25 06:11:52 This helps a bit. Just went from 6Mb to 12 via UVerse. All Flash test sites show my downloads as being b/w 8.62 and 6Mb; upload pretty consistent. Java tests have me at 10Mb download with the upload still being consistent. Not sure which to trust though :-S 2011-05-20 13:42:12 (clnupman I completed your application, except for the speed of my Internet which is NOT listed for my area - Baltimore, MD for Verizon FiOS. So, how am I to submit this application after all of my data input and time invested, just to have this one part of the application incomplete due to technical reasons? R.Spero 2012-02-29 12:09:55 The testing from this site using flash and java are always a lot slower in results then other sites. Today it shows mine at 13-15 Mbps dl and normally other site's shows it to be 35-60 Mbps. 2012-03-12 10:21:15 (SirMax Torrent sem erro de e/s por favor 2012-07-05 03:49:56 Iwant my toorent faster 2012-09-30 09:34:08 I want my torrent faster 2012-09-30 09:36:30 by edited by JMGullett DoctorPing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edit: Dr.Ping is now available. got feedback?Dr. Ping now available again - - yes. But useful - - no.
It still has far too many servers no longer being pingable, resulting in no results. Thus, it should either be updated to functionality - - or simply tossed. 2011-09-06 17:40:05 (dwlamborg by Pinan The lower the value (response time in milliseconds), the quicker your packets reach their destination. got feedback?most simple direct explanation i have read. i cant use this but thanks. yes, i have several degrees, incl phd but too many write with lots of fog........ 2009-05-02 04:07:01 by lev Another way to locate the Dr. Ping page: From the navigation bar on the left side of the page, click on "Tools" - "DoctorPing (windows executable)" on the table. got feedback?by Mike got feedback?by Snake Eyes$ The good thing is Dr. Ping's results will put you in the general ballpark of your average latency. got feedback?by Mike Then, just delete the file. (Use Start .. Search .. doctorping.exe on your entire C: or whatever drive, if you have lost where you placed the program.) Last, select the icon using the RIGHT button and find DELETE on the menu that pops up.
got feedback?Dr. Ping should be able to download a list of known good IPs to use for pinging, to eliminate the problem of "there are a few dozen unpingables". I had this result: "Sorry, 119 pings gave errors or timeouts. 63 from 103 IPs were reachable. - no record will be made". Overall the Line Quality test showed my test was good with 0% packet loss from the East and West coasts, so should I presume that Dr. Ping is really standing on rickety legs here? If so, what's the point? It would be so easy to improve it to eliminate this "stale IP list" problem. 2010-04-22 10:51:19 (Igore by edited by JMGullett DoctorTCP
Please read the DRTCP FAQ here. got feedback?by Mike If you need assistance, please post in our Tweaks Forum. got feedback?by Mike  got feedback?by Skipdawg If your answer is not the Tweaks FAQ, before you post for help in the Tweaks Forum, read everything in the Tweaks Forum header (the text above the posts) to make the process easier for everyone. got feedback?by Skipdawg DSL DiaryA: Creation of new diaries has been discontinued. However, if you have an existing diary, you can continue to maintain it. If your diary is public, the diary can be accessed from the member’s "user profile page." Click on the link next to "Connection Diary." If the connection diary is private, the "user profile page" will not have the link. To access the diary, you need to use this link: /dsl_diary/ This page will include info from your member profile page. If any of this info is incorrect, you can click on "use preferences to modify this" under your location. Note that the default setting for a completely private diary is "YES." If you want your diary to be public with the option of keeping certain entries private, click on "to tell people what you’re up to." Otherwise, just click on "New Entry," "New Event" or "click here to create one." If you decide to go public, the Current (Public) Attitude page will load. You must check the box next to "Has one or more public entries" to change your default private setting to public. Your membership profile will now show that you are "Keeping a Connection Diary." After you click on "Update," you will return to the previous page, and you can start posting entries.
got feedback?by mjf You can also choose which diary entries are public or private. Once it's submitted, under the "Public" column you'll see a check if it's a public entry. If it's private, you'll see a dot. If you want to change it, just click on the check or the dot to switch it.
got feedback?by mjf Click here for the Tool Points FAQ. got feedback?by Skipdawg Click on "describe my network." Click the "Add new" pull down menu to add all of your devices. Use the  button after you have selected a device to update the screen. When you are satisfied, publish the network description by checking the "Public?" box. Click the Go button again so you can fill out the network title and the description.To edit an existing network description: Find your way back to the Control Panel. Click on "My Network" (Note: if you click on the "Describe My Network" button again, you will create another network description!). Click on edit. Follow the same instructions above to add items or edit existing entries. After you modify the contents of the network boxes, click on the edit button in the box, which updates the info. When you are ready, click the display button at the top to verify your changes.
got feedback?by mjf Applets
The way around it is to just disable NIS when running a speed test. Then it runs perfectly. got feedback?by Mike IE users: If there is a grey box, do you have the latest Java Virtual Machine or your latest web browser? Check for any product updates from Microsoft here. However, we do recommend using Sun's more up-to-date version of Java, which can be located here: http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp Netscape users: If there is a white box with a 3-colored icon of a cone, a square and a circle, you will need to clear your browser cache then reload your web browser. If the applet loads, but won't run, check to see if there is an error in the applet by placing your mouse over the applet box. If there is a message in the status bar like "Class: xxxxx not found," clear your browser cache, then reload your web browser.
got feedback?by Mike got feedback?by Mike Almost every thread we've had recently about problems with these apps points to a third party application like Norton Internet Security and\or Zone Alarm (Pro), or any other application that may be blocking a port or the redirect (even the Windows firewall itself). The Tweak Test uses ports 8085 and 8086 (so you should not be blocking outbound access to those ports). The Speed Test doesn't use anything other than standard web requests. Here are links to some of those threads: /forum/remark,11021132~mode=flat /forum/remark,11044327~mode=flat /forum/remark,11151114~mode=flat »tweaktest (opening ports 8085 and 8086)
Q: I have winxp home and ZA pro...when I use your Speed Test all seems to go well until the test finishes and then the test status says "redirecting" and I can't view my results...I've changed my privacy settings without success. Any suggestions? A: Disable Zone Alarm pop-up stopper. It interacts badly with WinXP/SP2 for some reason. The same goes for Norton's NIS2004 Ad Blocking. Apparently, the NIS Ad Blocker doesn't play nice with the SP2 Pop-up Blocker.
got feedback? DSLR member jsaun See Profile offers this additional help:
To enable speed test redirecting in Norton Internet Security 2004, do this:
Choose Ad Blocking::Configure.
Click "Advanced."
Scroll down to www.broadbandreports.com - add it if it is not there.
Select www.broadbandreports.com and click the "Global Settings" tab.
Uncheck "Use Default settings" and check "Permit" for each of the 5 sections.
All done.
2009-12-01 07:17:11 Java Plug-in 1.6.0_19
Using JRE version 1.6.0_19-b04 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Users\Julius
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c: clear console window
f: finalize objects on finalization queue
g: garbage collect
h: display this help message
l: dump classloader list
m: print memory usage
o: trigger logging
q: hide console
r: reload policy configuration
s: dump system and deployment properties
t: dump thread list
v: dump thread stack
x: clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to 2010-04-02 20:52:39 (jaa JAVA console crashes, saying "class Speed not found". 2010-06-14 05:43:48 Java Speed test never returns the receipt in Windows 2008R2. 2010-09-28 11:35:43 The java applet is failing. The java console does not report any error. I verified my JVM, with this output:
JVM check passed.
Using 1.6.0_22 by Apple Inc.
I used the test not to long ago, so I think the latest upgrade somehow broke the applet.
2011-03-21 09:04:43 (ebergerson Speed test limit of 4 per day to NYC server does not renew anymore. 2011-05-18 06:33:17 (rhdcheme Even after installing latest Java on latest Firefox still get errors below with DSLR Tweak Test and Java Speed Test.
java.lang.SecurityException: trusted loader attempted to load sandboxed resource from http://dslreports.linkline.com/SpeedTests/269/speedtest.jar
at com.sun.deploy.security.CPCallbackHandler$ParentCallback.check(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.security.CPCallbackHandler$ParentCallback.access$1500(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.security.CPCallbackHandler$ChildElement.checkResource(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.checkResource(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.getResource(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getResource(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.findClassHelper(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception: java.lang.SecurityException: trusted loader attempted to load sandboxed resource from http://dslreports.linkline.com/SpeedTests/269/speedtest.jar
2011-09-26 22:59:28 (RWild Wow...2004 security programs...it's 2012. None of these 2004 programs should be used...or should not be working.
This information should be updated! 2012-06-07 14:53:06 by KeysCapt SmokePingUpdates to smokeping Smokeping uses 'fping' which does parallel pings. The original version of fping did not increment the sequence number in packets to the same host. This caused a few network devices to simply ignore most ping packets they received. This has been corrected. (as of October 2010). What hosts will ping me? Currently 74.208.229.54 (US, Kansas), 64.81.79.41 (US, California) and 216.254.95.41 (NY, NY) participate. What does SmokePing do? SmokePing generates graphs that can reveal the quality (packet loss and latency variability) & reachability of your IP address from several distributed locations. Why is low jitter and zero packet loss important? Communications over the internet are built on layers of technology, and one of the lowest and most fundamental layers is how quickly and reliably IP data packets are transmitted and received. If this layer performs poorly then everything else is affected in one way or another: Speed drops, web pages mysteriously hang, programs disconnected unexpectedly, VOIP quality suffers .. and so on. Ok I'm sold, what do I do? If you want to do a quick check of the quality of an IP address, then simply elect to have smokeping monitor it closely for 24 hours, (or more, if you are a registered user of the site). The main result page for an IP you are monitoring shows an overview graph for each monitoring station. At the moment, there are three stations. The red line on the graph represents the average ping time over the time period. The graphs scroll to the left, with new data appearing on the right. If you click any individual monitoring station (click the graph or the navigation links to the left), you are able to see the ping plot in more detail. In particular, the color of the line segments (color key at the bottom of the graph) indicates overall packet loss. "Smoke" indicates variability of latency (ping time) at that instant. The more variability, the more "smoke" that appears around the colored line segment. Because our implementation of SmokePing uses LARGE packet sizes, and each data point on the graph is not just a single measurement, but many pings, the graph is more sensitive than normal ping plotting programs and will uncover latency variability or loss that may only show up when the line is under fairly heavy use. The three monitoring stations are independent from each other so they will also confirm a problem as yours if they all show the same suspicious data (excessive smoke, a rise in average ping time or actual packet loss) at the same time. If just ONE out of three monitoring stations shows a problem, then you can discount it. What should I hope to see? Here is an example of a nice stable connection NEAR to a monitoring station. Although there is "smoke," there is no packet loss, and the smoke is only +/- a few milliseconds. (Click thumbnail for full size.)  Here is an example of the same connection from the other side of the country. Notice that since the ping time is much higher, the variability (smoke) is almost invisible. (Click thumbnail for full size.)  (Screenshots of different kinds of bad connections will be posted here soon.) When viewing the results, please keep in mind that your IP may be very near to one of the stations and much further away from the other two. The graphs auto-scale, so "smoke" shown on an X scale composed of just a few ms top to bottom is far less interesting than smoke shown on a scale of 100ms! Packet loss, (line segments that are not green) on any scale, is always interesting! You can also visit the SmokePing home page where there is another description of how to interpret SmokePing data: reading smokeping graphs.
got feedback?Smokeping seems to be down at the NYC server. I am not seeing any data collection for 3 sites I am smoking. 2012-02-12 07:30:00 (chunk73 If smoke ping is working over several days and my dynamic IP address changes, which is often the case with disconnects, does that mean smoke ping will be pinging the wrong IP address? It would make more sense to allow smoke ping of a DNS address. 2011-08-13 10:26:06 I was curious to see exactly where the three servers listed under "What hosts will ping me?" are located. Apparently 74.208.229.54 (US, Kansas) is really in Wayne, PA, not Kansas.
http://cqcounter.com/whois/
74.208.229.54 - Geo Information
IP Address 74.208.229.54
Host u15150124.onlinehome-server.com
Location US US, United States
City Wayne, PA 19087
Organization 1&1 Internet
ISP 1&1 Internet
AS Number AS8560 1&1 Internet AG
Latitude 40°05'48" North
Longitude 75°40'83" West
Distance 7722.84 km (4798.75 miles)
64.81.79.41 - Geo Information
IP Address 64.81.79.41
Host dslreports-west2.speakeasy.net
Location US US, United States
City Fremont, CA 94539
Organization Speakeasy
ISP Speakeasy
AS Number AS23504 Speakeasy, Inc.
Latitude 37°51'55" North
Longitude 121°89'62" West
Distance 10427.96 km (6479.64 miles)
216.254.95.41 - Geo Information
IP Address 216.254.95.41
Host dslr-ny2.dslreports.com
Location US US, United States
City New York, NY 10004
Organization Speakeasy
ISP Speakeasy
AS Number AS18566 Covad Communications Co.
Latitude 40°68'88" North
Longitude 74°02'03" West
Distance 7587.01 km (4714.35 miles)
Thanks for including the tool. As a 'semi-geek' I'd appreciate some input on 'acceptable' Median Ping RTT and Packet Loss.
baumgrenze
2012-03-08 12:45:57 (baumgrenze The NYC server appears to be down for me as well. 2012-05-31 00:07:46 (mlake NY is still down, apparently. 2012-11-21 19:47:55 (samk Thank you for these tools. Previously I relied on my sales guys telling me our T1 was down and reporting it to Earthlink/Verizon since they don't seem to do anything unless I complain. Now I can send them a daily email with the Smoke Ping report link on how poor their service is. Thank you, thank you, thank you... 2012-09-28 09:51:36 (James455 I'm getting a Page Not Found when trying to view my Smoke Ping Results Page. 2012-10-06 19:44:41 (tpierpoint I can start Smokeping and I can see it is pinging my router from the logs, but trying to view it results in a "404 Not Found" for http://www.dslreports.com/r3/smokeping.cgi. 2012-10-08 10:27:05 (Morac I'm getting a Page Not Found when trying to view my Smoke Ping Results Page. 2012-10-09 03:17:46 (ultrarunner I can provide a screenshot of what is should NOT look like 2012-12-09 19:14:10 (ciremg01 by edited by Mike • ny-monitor.dslreports.com - 217.160.255.49 • dslreports-west2.speakeasy.net - 64.81.79.40 and 64.81.79.41 • dslreports2-west.megapath.net - 66.80.135.19 Recommend putting these into your rules by IP address. Smokeping may do an initial reachability call-out from mail.dslreports.com (209.123.192.187) so it is also recommended to add a rule for that IP address.
got feedback?The IP address for ny-monitor.dslreports.com is incorrect- 217.160.255.49
A ping to ny-monitor.dslreports.com returns u15150124.onlinehome-server.com (74.208.229.54)
It appears that smokeping is hardwired to 217.160.255.49, which is UNREACHABLE
$ ping 217.160.255.49
PING 217.160.255.49 (217.160.255.49) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 217.160.255.49 ping statistics ---
36 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 35279ms
Please change smokeping so that the NYC location returns data, otherwise this tool has limited utility.
2012-11-17 11:31:35 Smokeping is a great tool that is very useful. But I haven't had results from NY for many months. Perhaps the maintainers should just remove the NY configuration?
2012-12-27 20:18:07 (r0339 by KeysCapt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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