[wplug] DSL?

scoob8000 scoob8000 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 14 06:57:52 EST 2007


On 3/13/07, Drew from Zhrodague <drew at zhrodague.net> wrote:
>
> > Just wondering because every time it happens, which is frequent, I close
> the
> > game and go immediately to my browser to verify connectivity. It's
> always
> > fine from a port 80 perspective.
>
>         It might be useful to try some kind of protocol test. I don't know
> that there are any out there. It would make sense to send some data at
> each TCP and UDP port, and measure the difference in speed/latency.
>
>         That kind of app would probably generate some buzz, too.
>


Iperf is the perfect tool for just that.  It tests, TCP, UDP, and Multicast
traffic.

You'll need to run it on a server available to the internet, and open the
appropriate port in your firewall.
http://dast.nlanr.net/Projects/Iperf/

Binaries are available for Linux and Windows.

-Mike
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