I think that the best way you can achieve this, considering all the troubles and different configurations you will have to make for each user, is to make them choose the type of connection they want, and set a cookie in the visitor's browser with a one year life time which stores that machine/visitor's connection.
C. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] Crazy idea about detecting visitor's connection speed > > > I feel the idea is not accurate. My ip address (a static one from my > > isp) would remain the same if I went to ADSL from my current > > dial-up access. > > > > HTH > > Chris > > Yes. And how about all corporate networks? If I'm accessing your site from > our office I would get the low-speed version until you added our > domainname > to your list. Then what if I connect to our modem-pool from home... Then > you > wouldn't know I connected through a modem. > > And my ISP at home doesn't have anything in their dns-names to > differentiate > adsl from dial-up users. > Just my thoughts... > Regards > Joakim Andersson > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
