56K is a maximum. Actual connection speed will vary depending on the quality of your phone line. Don't know about coyote as I use FreeSco. Connecting to the cgi-bin on my router I can get all the stats, logs, etc. I usually get 49300 out of my 56K modem.
Amanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wienand Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 1:45 PM Subject: RE: [SLUG] download speeds > >I'm running Redhat 7.3 through a coyote firewall connected to a D-link > >56K modem. What I'm wondering is what sort of download speeds I should > >be getting. > >Using wget shows somewhere around 5.5 K/s. Is this more or less what > >to expect? I realise that it can vary according to traffic, etc. > > Well, 56k bps = 56 * 1000 bits per second > 56000 bps/ 8 = 7000 bps > 7000 bytes / 1024 bytes (1kB)= 6.8 kB/s > > But realistically 5.5 kB/s sustained is about as fast as you're going to > get, and fast as i've ever experienced over 56k. > > -i > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.wienand.org > > ********************************************************************** > CAUTION: This message may contain confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any use or disclosure of this message is prohibited. If you received this message in error please notify Mail Administrators immediately. You must obtain all necessary intellectual property clearances before doing anything other than displaying this message on your monitor. There is no intellectual property licence. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Woolworths Ltd. > ********************************************************************** > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
