Re: [tlug] Internet Speed Question??

[David Santinoli <u235@example.com>]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 04:48:24PM -0400, Josh Glover wrote:
> Quoth Gavin Rollins (Tue 2002-10-22 12:30:46AM +0900):
> >
> > I'm trying to download RH 8.0 from redhat.com running gftp. My
> > connection is B-Flets fiber optic. My router is a "PCI BRL-04ex Road
> > Lanner capable of upto 30Mbps.... I tried downloading via my win box
> > and I had a dl speed of 53.4 KB/s what gives here or am I missing
> > someting??
> 
> I would imagine that the latency is on the Internet. The fact that you
> are downloading from redhat.com (a pretty busy site) is another reason
> to suspect that the latency is not on your end.

AFAIK, latency != throughput.  Gavin's problem wasn't excessive latency,
but insufficient throughput.  In principle, you can have very good
latency (low ping times) even from a site which won't let you download
at full speed, and viceversa.

Cheers
 David
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