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   From: grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se   
      
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   On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:17:07 -0700 (PDT), Penang  wrote:   
   > On Sep 23, 4:57 am, Jorgen Grahn  wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:50:23 -0700 (PDT), Anbarasan S   
   >>   
   >>  wrote:   
   >> > On Sep 22, 2:29 pm, Penang  wrote:   
   >> >> I am running XP SP3, and need help   
   >>   
   >> >> Can the gurus here please tell me what software I can use to measure   
   >> >> the TCP/IP performance?   
   >>   
   >> >> Reason is my ISP is giving me a very lousy connection, everytime I   
   >> >> complain, they told me everything is ok   
   >>   
   >> >> I have to have some solid proofs to show them (and to the regulative   
   >> >> authority) that they are screwing up their TCP/IP feed   
   >>   
   >> >> There are just way too many drop signals to make almost everything   
   >> >> possible   
   >>   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >> > Try simple Ping between Your's and ISP's entry point. or between   
   >> > Your's and some standard server (like google). Test Ping for long   
   >> > duration and there some options available with Ping.   
   >>   
   >> I am not sure it is polite to ping Google a lot, especially not at   
   >> high rates (which may be needed to trigger the problem).   
   >>   
   >> There is a problem with the OP's question: he claims that ISP gives   
   >> him less than they promise, but he doesn't give a single concrete   
   >> example of a case when the ISP fails. ("lousy connection" and "screwed   
   >> up TCP/IP feed" doesn't count).   
   >>   
   >> Such an example could be "FTP server example.com usually serves X kB/s   
   >> and ISP promises Y kB/s, but I just get Z kB/s".   
      
   > I signed up for 2Mbps line (puny I know, but from where I am, all net   
   > connection sux)   
   >   
   > All I got, if measured by speedtest, is less than 1/4 of 2Mbps   
      
   I must admit I don't know what speedtest is or what it does.   
   But you have problems in real usage too, I guess?   
      
   > So I collect all the evidences and file a complaint, and they came   
   > back with "we did the test and we find that everything is all right"   
   > kind of reply   
      
   Did they specify what they did, so that you could repeat it yourself?   
      
   > So I am really really tired, and need some softwares that can monitor   
   > TCP/IP, like for a whole week, and then use the result and compile up   
   > some chart (or something like that) and to try to make my point stick   
      
   Not so useful IMHO until you can reach the advertised speed at least   
   once.   
      
   /Jorgen   
      
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