Run it on a server?
I have a server at my base tower and I have a server in my serverroom that I have a php bandwidth test on…Makes it easy for over-the-phone “speed” problem troubleshooting…by loading it into a browser with customer.
You could easily use a tool like “iperf” to test a customer if you’re at their location. I run iperf as a daemon at my base tower so if I’m at a customer location, I can plug in my thumbdrive, run iperf to the tower, and see the speed results. Bypasses clunky browsers, etc. (Windows/Linux)
You’d be surprised at how many customer’s speeds differentiate! I usually run a test on their computer then hook my laptop up and run the same test. If they are having problems with speed I usually see better results from my laptop. Not the case all the time though.
EDIT:
I’m getting ready to leave the office finally…give me a little and I’ll post the speedtest that I use. I can’t remember the name of it, but it works nicely. Records the IP address of the person who runs the speedtest along with date/time and speedtest result. Pretty handy tool.
- Boy your service Sucks, I would go back to Dial-up if I were you!
:::… Download Stats …:::
Download Connection is:: 35 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Download Speed is:: 4 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Server 2)
Test Time:: 2007/03/15 - 4:21am
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 256 sec
Tested from a 97 kB file and took 22.579 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 12.24 % of your hosts average (241.43)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-X8AEUFYR6
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2 [!]
:::… Upload Stats …:::
Upload Connection is:: 27 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 3 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2007/03/15 - 4:24am
Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 341.33 sec
Tested from a 97 kB file and took 29.703 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 13.04 % of your hosts average (241.43)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-JS67YUCON
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2 [!]
Average of 24ms from SM to AP
Philippines to Wash DC? 8550 miles? That’s a long way to do a B/W test.
This may not be your ISP’s fault. This could be a peering issue. Run a Trace Route to testmy.net to see where the problem is.
This is what I use…works pretty well.
BandwidthMeter - 0.3
http://www.gambitdesign.com/bandwidthmeter/
Designed for ISPs to put on a local server for speed testing between
broadband connections. Optionally saves results into a MySQL database. For
viewing by an administrator.
Author: Derek T Del Conte - derek@gambitdesign.com
Important Note: This test does not currently have an upload speed test. I should probably hack it in and submit it to Derek.
when i run a local test to Los Angeles (from San Diego) i get 5meg/5meg
going over seas i only get 500k
try running a local test and posting your results
rjk wrote: Important Note: This test does not currently have an upload speed test. I should probably hack it in and submit it to Derek.
I like it, installed in seconds.....
Let me know if you hack the upload. This is a great tool.
Well, Instead of reinventing the wheel, I found this…
Download is heavily based on the tool I just posted.
Upload is based off MegaUpload
I just finished implementing this newer version by another Author. It has upload feature, along with MySQL DB support and flatfile logging.
Here’s the link: http://www.brandonchecketts.com/open-source-speedtest/
Here’s a screenshot: (I don’t have it publicly available as it’s on the backend network here or I’d demo it for you guys)
that upload just doesnt see right 
vince wrote: that upload just doesnt see right :-P
I agree.
clueless wrote: 8) Boy your service Sucks, I would go back to Dial-up if I were you!
your right... I'm just waiting my lock-in period to end and 4 months to go...
In dial up I can connect to my home for RDC/Web/Ftp.. but in Smart Broadband they are giving non-routable address 192.168.x.x and deployed over the Philippines with a thousand cell sites.... some are lucky with their connection but I'm not....
hi stahleen.
i see you are an unhappy SmartBro subscriber. hehehe.
get into your revolution.
If the guys ISP is stupid enough to NOT change the password and allow the user access to the radio, IMHO by all means tell the guy how to up his speed. There are much better ways to manage bandwidth than the functions built-in to the radios. They are good in some ways for limiting the bandwidth at the radio in case of a virus or packet storm, but you should have a main box somewhere keeping track of the bandwidth.