texas104 Posted August 21, 2016 CID Share Posted August 21, 2016 When I run a "speed test" on any of the many test sites available, what is it actually measuring? For example...is that speed measured to and from the distant test server to the router on my desk or to and from my point of connection to the ISP? It appears to be referencing the IP address of ATT site here in Austin. Is there a way I can measure the speed to and from my router to the ISP connection rather than to a distant server ? Thanks....Tx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin5150 Posted December 24, 2016 CID Share Posted December 24, 2016 You are measuring the speed from your device (pc,tablet,phone) to the test server. The ip address you are seeing is the static IP given to you by your ISP. No you cannot connect directly to their server to test your speed unless they put up a test server. The point of doing a speed test it too see if you are getting the bandwidth you are paying for from your Isp or to help you figure out local network issues. mudmanc4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted December 25, 2016 CID Share Posted December 25, 2016 Beyond as @Assassin5150 stated, testing geographical location to insure the ISP has proper peering connections to insure your throughput wherever you choose to grab data from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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