ohbothersaidpoh Posted May 12, 2015 CID Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi there I haven't been able to use this site for quite a while now, but I can't handle relying on *coughcoughspeedtestcoughcough* any more - my line is obviously not working properly, but *coughcoughspeedtestcoughcough* keeps telling me it is working at full capacity Anyway, I digress. Whenever I try run a test (be it download, upload, or combined), it starts running, gets to about here and goes no further. I've tried on Chrome and Safari, before and after clearing my cache (and running cron scripts and anything else I could find that might influence it), but it keeps getting stuck. Sometimes on Chrome it gets all the way here before freezing, but freeze it does. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? I need testmy.net back in my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 12, 2015 CID Share Posted May 12, 2015 Interesting. Although off continent, try running several different test servers, which can be found here https://testmy.net/mirror Post back with your results, though Ca3le may see this sooner and have input / solution for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohbothersaidpoh Posted May 12, 2015 Author CID Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks for the reply, appreciate it. I ran the tests as you suggested, and noticed something interesting. The upload tests work fine if I do them alone, but none of the download tests worked (consequently, running the combined test got me nowhere). Just to be certain, I cleared my Chrome cache back to the beginning of time before running the tests. However, considering the results, I imagine it must be a blockage from my side. Is there anything else I can tinker with from here that might be affecting my connection? US East (Chrome) - "One Moment..." for 5 minutes before changing server Asia (Chrome) - "One Moment..." for 5 minutes before changing server Australia (Chrome) - "One Moment..." for 5 minutes before changing server US East (Safari) - 100% downloading 256kB (see screenshot) Safari stopped responding at this point, and I don't have time to fight with it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 12, 2015 CID Share Posted May 12, 2015 Off topic a bit, but are you familiar with LittleSnitch ? I've used it for years, can't work a mac without it. Hands on firewall, network monitor. My point i, you can install and use this script without paying, as their site claims. It's simply turns off after three hours. If you like it buy it. At any rate this would give you a good idea of what is happening and when, specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 12, 2015 CID Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you have another device such as a phone or tablet to try the download test? This way it'll help rule out the ISP and router. For example, if this problem also occurs running the download test on your phone, then you know it's not an issue with your Mac. I've a friend with a Mac also and so far he has no problem running the individual tests as well as the scheduled test. Another suggestion would be to try it in a private window (Incognito mode in Chrome.) This will rule out cookies, add-ons (unless specifically enabled for this mode) and some other non-cache related items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted May 13, 2015 CID Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hi ohbothersaidpooh, sorry you're having problems. Whether in disappointment, "Oh bother." or in anger, "Oh bother!" it was truly Pooh's way of politely saying "Damn it". Eeyore was always my favorite. Watching and reading it with my daughter now and he still cracks me up. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? I need testmy.net back in my life You're making me blush. Do you have wifi and a smart phone or tablet? Any other device really... laptop, other computer. Get connected to the same network and test. If you're able to test (which I bet you will be) then we've established Are you running through a VPN? These can cause issues. TMN is capable of testing VPNs but I've seen odd behavior with certain types. Especially web based anonymizers. That's actually the only time on a healthy connection I've seen things like you're describing. When those are disabled things instantly return to normal. Whatever is causing it... it's a clue to an issue that is most likely affecting your speed in some way. Sometimes when I test a device I don't even need to see the result. I can feel by how the test loads if the device is running great. The progress bar itself loads in different ways depending on how the data is flowing and how the device is processing. This was not intentionally programmed to do this... it just does it. If you use TMN enough you'll have a feeling for what it means when that bar reacts differently. It's very hard to explain but I'm sure others experience can back me up. Just seeing the progress bar (not even having to know how much data is being transferred) you can see fluctuations, jumpiness in the updating... in the linear download test this directly correlates with the data being loaded. You want to see a nice smooth transition across the entire progress. Software and hardware issues can cause the progress to jump. Multithread's progress is always jumpy, because multiple elements can finish simultaneously. Speaking of multithread. Try a multithread speed test. It may run when the linear test won't. Let me know. And let us know if you figure out what's holding you up. It may be causing unexpected behavior on other sites and you may not even realize it yet. mudmanc4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohbothersaidpoh Posted May 20, 2015 Author CID Share Posted May 20, 2015 Whether in disappointment, "Oh bother." or in anger, "Oh bother!" it was truly Pooh's way of politely saying "Damn it". Eeyore was always my favorite. Watching and reading it with my daughter now and he still cracks me up. It's so true. If you're looking for deep wisdoms packaged in a deceptively childlike format, look no further than the adventures of Pooh and company So, I ran tests on my personal Macbook and Galaxy S5, and it looks like the download issue is particular to this computer (late 2012 iMac). The download test keeps getting stuck at the same place on both Chrome and Safari, while the upload test works fine. *Update. Just ran the multithread test and guess what? Safari worked! Tried standard download test, and voila! It worked too. Went out on a limb and tried the combined test. SUCCESS! Chrome however, is still "One Moment..."ing me. Bleugh. Chrome is my default browser, so what can I do to get Chrome purring again? **UPDATE. THE MULTITHREAD DOWNLOAD TEST WORKED ON CHROME!!!! I have no idea why (because I didn't change anything), but all of a sudden, the multithread download test worked. That said, the linear test is still giving me grief. Nothing changed there :/ Okaaay. So, we have the culprit. The linear download test is just refusing to work on Chrome. What can I do to get it to work (short of defaulting to Safari)? ps. Seeing your "972.9Mbps Down" makes me a little sick. My internet is slower than your by a factor of about 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted May 20, 2015 CID Share Posted May 20, 2015 Okaaay. So, we have the culprit. The linear download test is just refusing to work on Chrome. What can I do to get it to work (short of defaulting to Safari)? ps. Seeing your "972.9Mbps Down" makes me a little sick. My internet is slower than your by a factor of about 2000. As long as you don't mind clearing your settings and addons... this is what I would do at this point. Go to Chrome settings, scroll down and click on "Advanced Settings" then scroll to the bottom and click "Reset Settings" to Restore settings to their original defaults. This is what I would do at this point. Whatever is causing the issues if it's affecting the way the test loads it's most likely affecting the way other sites load as well. Like I said, sometimes just the fact that TMN loads at all is itself a test. It's designed to load the same on any device, any browser... something that's been tested by millions in every scenario under the Sun. So when it doesn't load... it's a strong indication something isn't right. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebUser Posted May 23, 2015 CID Share Posted May 23, 2015 Always fails for me in SeaMonkey. Could be an add-on I guess, but I'm not deleting them for a speed test. I have to use IE to get any results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted May 26, 2015 CID Share Posted May 26, 2015 Always fails for me in SeaMonkey. Could be an add-on I guess, but I'm not deleting them for a speed test. I have to use IE to get any results. It must be add-ons or something specific to your machine. I test as expected using SeaMonkey. I could try on windows too but I'd bet money it works as expected. :::.. Internet Speed Test Result Details ..::: Download Connection Speed:: 128011 Kbps or 128 Mbps Download Speed Test Size:: 111.8 MB or 114432 kB or 117178368 bytes Download Binary File Transfer Speed:: 16001 kB/s or 16 MB/s Upload Connection Speed:: 19323 Kbps or 19.3 Mbps Upload Speed Test Size:: 8.4 MB or 8640 kB or 8847360 bytes Upload Binary File Transfer Speed:: 2415 kB/s or 2.4 MB/s Timed:: Download: 7.323 seconds | Upload: 3.663 seconds Tested At:: http://TestMy.net Test Time:: 2015-05-25 18:37:46 Local Time Client Location:: Pike Ntl Forest, CO US https://testmy.net/city/pike_ntl_forest_c Target:: Dallas, TX US https://testmy.net/multithread Validation:: https://testmy.net/db/23HGQ781.bJvVznKQ TiP Measurement Summary (Download):: Min 60.79 Mbps | Middle Avg 129.18 Mbps | Max 133.58 Mbps | 16% Variance TiP Data Points:: 104.21 Mbps, 133.58 Mbps, 132.94 Mbps, 131.9 Mbps, 131.48 Mbps, 132.1 Mbps, 133.15 Mbps, 129.65 Mbps, 126.91 Mbps, 128.27 Mbps, 131.07 Mbps, 130.66 Mbps, 125.02 Mbps, 127.49 Mbps, 104.21 Mbps, 132.1 Mbps, 133.15 Mbps, 132.31 Mbps, 60.79 Mbps Client Stats:: https://testmy.net/compID/4602014672148 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.10; rv:36.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/36.0 SeaMonkey/2.33.1 [!] Fresh install, 1st attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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