Ok, I ran the tests (with wireless, and the new larger memory which is
great incidentally). The speedtest result:
21520 kbps download
2717 kbps upload
The traceroute function is pretty cool. Here is the output:
traceroute to www.netflix.com (208.75.76.17), 15 hops max, 40 byte
packets
1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 1.241 ms 2.208 ms 0.732 ms
2 10.3.224.1 (10.3.224.1) 7.471 ms 9.395 ms 8.138 ms
3 ip72-219-223-161.dc.dc.cox.net (72.219.223.161) 7.713 ms 7.817
ms 7.894 ms
4 mrfddsrj02-ge110.rd.dc.cox.net (68.100.0.149) 8.070 ms 7.969 ms
8.290 ms
5 mrfddsrj01-so010.rd.dc.cox.net (68.100.0.129) 9.519 ms 8.228 ms
7.933 ms
6 ae-3-89.edge1.Washington4.Level3.net (4.68.17.146) 9.086 ms
ae-4-99.edge1.Washington4.Level3.net (4.68.17.210) 9.856 ms
ae-2-79.edge1.Washington4.Level3.net (4.68.17.82) 9.127 ms
7 qwest-level3-xe.washington4.Level3.net (4.68.63.86) 9.666 ms
10.413 ms qwest-level3-xe.washington4.Level3.net (4.68.63.82) 9.472
ms
8 * * *
9 svc-cntr-02.inet.qwest.net (205.171.14.6) 80.541 ms 81.650 ms
81.545 ms
10 66.77.104.138 (66.77.104.138) 82.288 ms 81.489 ms 82.343 ms
11 63.236.56.164 (63.236.56.164) 81.721 ms 83.237 ms 82.925 ms
12 * * *
13 * * *
14 * * *
15 * * *
Any insights from this?
RS
On Jan 6, 10:44 pm, Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> At 10:17 AM -0800 1/6/2009, rs_poetic wrote:
>
>
>
> >I did most of the maintenance steps suggested by Dan: no noticeable
> >change in video streaming ability.
>
> >I hooked the computer up to the cable router by direct wire. Puzzling
> >result: although general loading of internet pages was faster, video
> >streaming itself didn't improve much.
>
> That mostly eliminates your computer and LAN (wired and wireless) as the
> cause.
>
> >That experiment showed that the wireless net contributes slows
> >download from internet to some degree. Unfortunately, I don't know
> >what to do about that. I need to be wireless, and the iMac is Core
> >Duo with 802.11 g. Isn't that a fixed limitation on the wireless net
> >speeds?
>
> Wi-fi is slow, period. We "jokingly" refer to it as a one-wall
> technology. Most 11g connections run at around half the spec's rated
> speed - maybe 20 to 30 Mbps. Degrade that further given room
> interference etc... As long as it is faster than the connection to
> your ISP, the poor speed shouldn't be too noticeable.
>
> >So, it appears the best avenue is to investigate the cable company's
> >"premium" upgrade package....
>
> It is more likely that the path between you and Netflix is has a
> problem, or your ISP (cable company) isn't providing you with the
> service quality for which you're already paying. So before you
> upgrade... Let's dig a bit farther. So far you know your car,
> garage, and driveway are ok. Now let's check down the street for
> obstructions...
>
> First, run a speed test. Go to <http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest>.
> Select the server nearest to you, and run the test. Tell me the
> upload and download speeds it reports.
>
> Next, launch Terminal.app (it lives in /Applications/Utilities).
> This is a direct command line interface to the Unix underbelly of
> your Mac. Everything in it is plain text, so you can freely copy and
> paste stuff.
>
> Copy this command and paste it into Terminal, exactly as-is (it is
> case sensative):
>
> traceroute -m 15www.netflix.com
>
> Let it run. The last lines may take a while, but it will stop after
> the 15th. It will produce some output that looks a bit like this:
>
> traceroute towww.netflix.com(208.75.76.17), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
> 1 actiontec-mi424wr (192.168.0.1) 2.432 ms 0.962 ms 0.560 ms
> 2 l100.vfttp-01.cmdnnj.verizon-gni.net (72.73.230.1) 4.437 ms
> 3.878 ms 4.079 ms
> 3 p2-1.lcr-01.cmdnnj.verizon-gni.net (130.81.32.184) 5.712 ms
> 5.136 ms 3.902 ms
> 4 p9-0-0.lcr-02.cmdnnj.verizon-gni.net (130.81.29.34) 8.336 ms
> 6.296 ms 14.519 ms
>
> ...and so on. Copy the whole results from Terminal and paste it into
> your reply here.
>
> Each line is a "hop" along the path to Netflix. Each time given is
> the round trip time, in milliseconds, it takes for a PING packet to
> go from your Mac, to that router, and back to your Mac. By comparing
> the times, we can tell if the path between you and Netflix is ok.
>
> >Incidentally, I ordered more memory, just in case it helps; an
> >additional 1G is merely $25!
>
> More memory is fine, but definitely not the issue here.
>
> - Dan.
> --
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
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