On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:26:45 +0000 RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:59:04 +0000 > Dead Line <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello People.. > > > > I recently have noticed something! > > Im installing FreeBSD 6.2R fresh install, When im downloading > > anything using the ports, The download speed appear as it is 33 K or > > 32 K! In fact im on DSL 512 K. > > Im a missing something silly here? is it the actual download > > speed ? or the estimated? or? > > 32kBytes/s * 8bits/Bytes = 256kbit/s > > You are getting 50% of your nominal speed, that's not particularly > unusual.
Actually if you figure at 10 bits/byte you'll get a much closer estimate of true maximum speed. On a 512kbps link you'll rarely see more than ~ 51.2Kbytes/s even on download tests, similarly ~150Kbytes/s @ 1500kbps. So 33Kbytes/s is closer to 64% of maximum, and as you say is not unusual on a heavily loaded site, or over international links. K being 1024, of course, which is what fetch reports, with k (bps, bits/s) being 1000. cheers, Ian _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
