Posted by marika on 11/12/06 03:08

On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:31:58 -0500, Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> wrote:

> .oO(cwdjrxyz)
>
>> I think that it is possible, but I can not point you to a ready-made
>> code. I think it likely would best be done on the server using php. It
>> is quite possible to determine download speed.


> Not reliably.

i have a feeling that all that exists what you talk of...except that it is
probably in a paid version of something

>
>> For example a download
>> speed test for my isp which is SBC/Yahoo DSL is at
>> http://support.sbcglobal.net/dsl/speedtest/ . This sort of speed test
>> often uses JAVA.
>
> That's the first problem - the Java RTE is not available/enabled on most
> machines.

but no I don't know anything of the stuff that you are talking about


> Additionally a test inside of the local ISP network is
> somewhat different than a test in the open Internet.

i think you got to pay good money to get software with that kind of
capability

>
>> You would need only the download speed test, and of
>> course the location to which the viewing browser points for your test
>
> That's the second problem - the way from the user through the Internet
> to the server. Every single router on that way can dramatically slow
> down the transfer.
>
>> would be on your own server. The speed test need not be very accurate,
>> so you can design the test to be fairly rapid. When the speed test is
>> completed, the user is then redirected to one page for a slow
>> connection and another for a fast connection, or possibly everything
>> could be done on a single page.
>
> What if the user has some downloads or a P2P client running in the
> background? What if there's a temporary network congestion?
>
> In short: You can't test the connection speed, you can just guess.
> If that's enough for you - try it. I wouldn't.
>
> Micha

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