That would be nice as well. I also like the idea of limiting how many times these can be run in a given time period, some people do have a tendency to sit there and test until they get the result they're looking for.
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > Forward and reverse traceroutes at the time of the test? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jason McKemie via Af" <af@afmug.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:40:12 AM > > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? > > Time, date, speed test results, IP address, etc. > > On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, Dennis Burgess via Af <af@afmug.com> > wrote: > >> What kind of data do you want? We were thinking a simple brandable >> speedtest site.. >> >> >> >> Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. >> >> den...@linktechs.net – 314-735-0270 – www.linktechs.net >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Tushar Patel via >> Af >> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:09 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> >> >> I would say one time price of about $500, all data saved on local mysql. >> May charge operator for hosting if they want to do it that way. If you do >> come up with new upgrade then charge about $250 for upgrade. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tushar Patel >> >> 512-257-1077 >> >> www.westernbroadband.com >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Burgess >> via Af >> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 7:28 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> >> >> It was, not anymore. What would be a good cost that you would pay for? >> i.e. I was thinking of my team programming up one for WISPs J >> >> >> >> Dennis Burgess, Link Technologies, Inc. >> 314-735-0270 >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie >> via Af >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:38 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> >> >> Per the Mikrotik forums it looks like it is proprietary. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Bill Prince via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >> Isn't the bandwidth test built into Mikrotik a variant of iperf? >> >> bp >> >> On 10/21/2014 7:00 PM, Keefe John via Af wrote: >> >> We found speedtest.net to be very unreliable even though we have a >> server hosted in our datacenter. We also run speedtest mini and it is not >> very reliable, especially for 25mbps or greater. Iperf, however, works >> every time. >> >> On 10/21/2014 7:09 PM, Jon Auer via Af wrote: >> >> FWIW at one time we had three peers (no open internet/upstream to worry >> about) running speedtest.net servers and still saw a lot of variation in >> performance. >> >> The server on a network run by a world-famous optimization nerd reported >> much higher speeds and more consistent results than the one run by the >> fellow WISP or the one run by a IT consultant... >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> >> wrote: >> >> If your upstreams suck, your customer's speedtests should reflect >> that.... and be addressed. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Timothy D. McNabb via Af" <af@afmug.com> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Tuesday, October 21, 2014 5:15:06 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> I hate to necro an old thread, but has anyone devised an alternative? >> We’re looking at the same dilemma of our own speedtest. It’s always been >> nice to have the Ookla speedtest not just in terms of performance, but the >> ability to reference actual results as well (since customers sometimes >> misinterpret the results). From the other speedtests mentioned ( >> speedtest.io and openspeedtest) it appears that neither are something >> you can install on a local machine. Our personal preference is so customers >> can see what their speeds are within our control (the speedtest server is >> right next to our upstreams). >> >> >> >> -Tim >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-bounces+tim=velociter....@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of >> *Tushar Patel via Af >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 7:55 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> >> >> May be we will try that. But as a speedtest product from ookla, I am >> surprised there isn't really good competing product in the market. One >> would think there should be market for such product. No wonder they are >> raising the price. >> >> Tushar >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 23, 2014, at 8:23 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af" < >> af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >> Why not just host a speedtest.net server and have your customers test to >> it? >> >> >> >> -forrest >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Darren Shea via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >> We currently host our own speedtest server using Ookla's speedtest >> technology, but Ookla is discontinuing the version we run, and >> the licensing fees for the new version are very steep. I'm looking at >> alternatives, such as OpenSpeedTest and speed.io, but would >> like to get some feedback on these if anyone is using them. >> >> We once tried using Brandon Checkett's Fancy Speed Test, but the results >> display was not really in line with what we wanted. >> >> Does anyone hosting their own, non-Ookla, speedtest server have some >> success stories or horror stories about particular packages? >> >> >> Thank you, >> Darren >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
