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@Pgoodwin1 Mustard

This is a very good question, I like the idea of it. And as well I'm sorry to say I am not aware of the possible hop count being in the user database. It's possible @CA3LE has something going along these lines. I'm sure he'll chime in on this when there is a moment to address.

@Storyteller2008 , testmy.net has the ability at the least, to test many 1000Mbps connections simultaneously (could be much more by now of this I am not certain) Can you let us know what the speeds are that you are paying for through Centurylink ?

I tend to give more attention to the command line sometimes forgetting that's not everyone's preference. You could also press 'command+r' then type" perfmon While testing you can view live results of different aspects of the machine. Example:

@Philip Lalor Start=>type 'cmd' Then type or paste in the shell: WinSAT formal -v -xml c:\winstatreults.xml This will spit out a load as it's testing. Then cd to: C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore If you enjoy reading / deciphering xml Or you could open the run command and type: shell:Games In the lower right corner there will be a score Windows has given the system as it stands. I suggest you use the following means: Or you could start=> cmd right click and 'run as administrator' then type: winsat prepop When this is finished Start=> cmd type 'run' and right click and run as administrator then type: powershell When the powershell opens, type: Get-WmiObject -class Win32_WinSAT Here is an example output just run on windows 10 in a VM:

@Bob Tallon , The reason I removed the post was simply due to to what gave the appearance of spam, or the attempt to redirect away from testmy.net traffic to a personal conversation platform. I speak for myself, however the general consensus I believe, is we, as in us, you included are on the same page. Many ISP's fail to provide quality service, or even what the customer is paying for on a level not tolerated in many, if any other sectors.

From hovering over on the test result page after the test :"TiP or 'test in progress' measurements are taken during the test and give you and unparalleled level of test result details. Your connections is usually better when there is little variation between readings but sometimes a little variation can clue you in to issues like a bottleneck. This information is logged to the database with all download speed test results" That said, there are many variables that can effect results in this manner. Much of which will be in the network load itself to the resource, or testing server. From basics such as overload, throttling, bad, varmint chomped shielding anywhere along the route,line leakage (terrorizing aviation sensors), node card going bad or overheating, any component in any device associated with the specific route, where said component changes resistance due to {place one of a million 'things' here}........ However for the most part, in my opinion at least, these variables are caused from network load, and the configurations set to attempt data flow control of said overload.

Many HDD encryption software is used for offline encryption. In other words everything is 'encrypted' until powered on and the keys are used to decrypt data. Therefore protecting your personal data if in case the machine is lost or stolen. I have found several occasions where an encrypted drive is somewhat suffering performance wise than before the software was placed, however not as significant as to cause severe crippling of browsing or downloading. I would suggest the reason behind the near identical tests run at your ISP, is due to the test being served within their own network, more or less a direct line to your home. Which as a good first means in defining the quality of line from them to you. Such a test is not meant for real world testing. But for basic local line trouble shooting. Of course the ISP cannot control the quality of service past their own network, however their choices or, available choices of peering partners can and does make every bit of a difference. If your running a windows operating system, you should be able to run an overall performance test on the machine itself, from the machine. Doing this will give you a bland but general idea as to how the machine is performing in consideration with the security software you have chosen.

I'm with @Pgoodwin1 on this one. At the same token, testmy.net is a good tool for letting us know there are 'chinks in the chain'. Check your in home splitters, make sure your pulling off the correct port. And that you have good, clean cables / cat5 Then I might start looking at what programs are running in the background on the machine, how much RAM is free, and what browser extensions are running, various items which might 'clog' up the system resources. A good way to get an idea, would be to start the machine in safe mode with networking. Or better yet grab a live Debian cd / USB and start the machine this way. Run a few tests and see if there is any significant differences in results.

Testmy.net is a free service, no login required to test. However in order to save, or log the results, an account is required. The test group database would be null otherwise. It is possible @CA3LE has something else up his sleeve in reference to this.

What I can say about several other sites testing servers, some of them are located on the top tier 'channel' of the ISP's network, where little to no real world traffic moves through. Top that with their default settings utilizing port 8080, which again, is not the default HTTP port, so very little to no traffic moves over those lines. Giving test results in this manner, in my opinion, is good for internal network throughput only. Not necessarily real world is it. As websites and CDN's are scattered all around the planet, not necessarily on the big pipe with little usage. Which of course by logic will give a more consistent reading, considering.

@pingram3541 , Testmy.net is not designed to grant the users theoretical data throughput capacity (or what the ISP claims is the highest level of data movement) , however more so to give an analysis in terms of network weakness from the modem ( or last mile) to the testing endpoint, exploiting network weaknesses in the route. Testmy.nets testing servers are located at some of the most widely utilized and popular website / datacenters, this gives the user the tools necessary to again analyze at which point the ISP peers are either overloaded, or simply weak. The more tests you take to different area's, the the larger the scope becomes, over timed tests, as well as overall performance. Happy testing

He has a few tests which were done without being logged in

Hey @pingram3541 , The first thing I might suggest is to run quite a few more tests, on various test servers from testmy.net. This way we have a bit more targeted data to scour through. You can change the test server at the top of the home page, and or the test page. I would also suggest running several 24 hour tests, on various servers. This will show differences between high and low bandwidth times per hours tested.

@Bunnie How do you see v2.3.x moving forward ? I use pfSense in production as well as various home applications. Personally I appreciate the fact we have moved to pkg for updates, much more intuitive for keeping the entire system up to date on a regular basis.

Thinking along the lines of testing various geographical locations automatically. Or, an auto test feature. With the default option to query each available test server; Or via test server selection.

@ariyako It appears to be Linode, but I could be incorrect.

@CA3LE could you take a look at the mobile CSS/JS when you get a moment

I believe the wording [in red] requires a bit of a tweak. As tests can be run 100 cycles (or times) at 15 minutes or more frequency, not less, if less, than 15 then a maximum of 50 tests will run. Either way the meaning is the same, however it can be a bit 'intriguing' at first.

I understand. All I can personally say until @CA3LE chimes in, is that if you choose every five minutes, the limit is 50 tests,anything below 30 minutes will be limited to 50 tests, as it states in red, if you choose thirty minutes, then the limit is raised to one hundred tests. Throttling, considering the vast amount of users that can be testing at one time. Go ahead and try the setting I suggest if you would not mind.

@fey42 , I do hope you have been able to test as you wish. What I notice in some of your tests is a very low throughput being detected at certain times, which leads me to believe, at times, with a very high or unresponsive ping request, could cause the program to terminate the session, as if you had closed the tab during the auto test. Now I did not write the program, nor do I know the specific parameters of cutoff, but this appears a likely reason for the auto test not finishing. I have ran the auto test, and I can select a test to run every five, or ten minutes, one hundred times. Just play around with the settings a bit.

Hi @fey42 , Mercury is a very interesting resource that testmy.net offers. Mercury gives the user the opportunity to submit their own image, from anywhere for testing purposes. As well as allows others to use that submission for testing. I for one have found Mercury to be useful when I notice a slow website, I can then grab the image URI from checking the source code (or many times just using basic browsing tools such as 'view image' or 'inspect element', then submit that image for testing without other site resources. I've also used it for testing a specific location of the image source. You can get a very fine grained result, as you know where you want to test, and what size. As you notice the selectable parameters: Where the 'ReqSz' or 'Request Size' would be the factor which you choose the actual download size. I would likely give the incorrect explanation of the other two, so I'll leave that for someone else who can explain it better.

Just type in the name you would like the group to be, then hit return. The group is then created. Thereafter, you can tell people [and share the group link] to type in your group name, and they will be part of the group. Here is a group I created in this manner "Testing Group"

@claudiaj , You might update the driver, some of those cards can reach 1Gbps, it is not clear from the output I see as of this last post if it is however feasible. The RealTek driver downloads are here, just make sure you select the proper (Windows 7) as you stated earlier. If for some reason there is trouble, simply roll back the driver. However if the driver you attempt to install is not compatible, it is more than likely going to explain that.

+1 @CA3LE HOT DOG! I love it!