Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Graeme Fowler
On Mon, 2011-12-05 at 14:05 +, Ben Ward wrote: > Wow, thanks for the responses. I'll keep working through them, but > speedtest mini looks promising since it'll be familiar with the shaky > speedometer. There's also the RIPE Atlas project: http://atlas.ripe.net/ They provide a funky littl

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Ben Ward
Wow, thanks for the responses. I'll keep working through them, but speedtest mini looks promising since it'll be familiar with the shaky speedometer. Summary: - *Speedtest mini* - I think Ookla is the commercial version, with customisation and branding and judging by James Bensley's commen

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread James Bensley
We have been tinkering with the speedtest mini flash tool like others have been mentioned. The only problem I have found is that I need a monthly cron job to wget/curl it down each month and unpack it, as it expires (why?). -- James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Thomas Mangin
Ben, You could have a look a speedtest.net mini - we are evaluating it ourself. http://speedtest.net/mini.php Thomas On 5 Dec 2011, at 11:04, Ben Ward wrote: > Hi NOFfers, > > Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test > software/hardware which I can deploy inside a pr

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Andy
*To:* uk...@uknof.org.uk *Subject:* [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software Hi NOFfers, Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private network infrastructure to prove problems off our network when only HTTP is availab

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Chris Rogers | Fluidata
damage arising from its use, including damage from virus. From: uknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk [mailto:uknof-boun...@lists.uknof.org.uk] On Behalf Of Ben Ward Sent: 05 December 2011 11:05 To: uk...@uknof.org.uk Subject: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software Hi NOFfers, Despite distrusting HTTP Speed

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Gary Parker
On 5 Dec 2011, at 11:45, Alex Brooks wrote: > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Ben Ward wrote: > A nice one for diagnostics, but unfortunately less end user friendly > than just a number, is Netalyzr. It's a Java applet at > http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/ or a jar file that you can download

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Alex Brooks
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Ben Ward wrote: > > Hi NOFfers, > > Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test > software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private network infrastructure > to prove problems off our network when only HTTP is available to diagnose > "sl

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Howard Jones
On 05/12/2011 11:04, Ben Ward wrote: > Hi NOFfers, > > Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test > software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private network > infrastructure to prove problems off our network when only HTTP is > available to diagnose "slow internet". T

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Mike Simkins
...@lists.uknof.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ben Ward *Sent:* 05 December 2011 11:05 *To:* uk...@uknof.org.uk *Subject:* [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software Hi NOFfers, Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private ne

Re: [uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Rowan Coleman
Hi, Smokeping (http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/) is a pretty useful tool. It has an http ping option, done with curl I think. On 05/12/11 11:04, Ben Ward wrote: Hi NOFfers, Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private

[uknof] HTTP Speed Test Software

2011-12-05 Thread Ben Ward
Hi NOFfers, Despite distrusting HTTP Speed Tests I'm investigating speed test software/hardware which I can deploy inside a private network infrastructure to prove problems off our network when only HTTP is available to diagnose "slow internet". There are several customer proxy servers which we s