[olug] Active bandwidth monitoring

[Luke -Jr]

On Tuesday 17 July 2007 19:33, Dan Linder wrote:
> I'm going to replace my ancient firewall/router with a spare Linux
> firewall "real soon now".  When I first questioned my Cox speed, I
> bypassed this router and my laptop was able to get 3x-4x the speed
> bypassing the firewall device.  I knew it was going to be bad, but not
> that bad!

Most older stuff would only have 10mbit capabilities anyway, so if you want 
Cox's 12mbit stuff, you'd need a new modem just to get past that ethernet 
limitation.

> Once it get it replaced, I'll see what I can come up with as a passive
> monitoring system.  Anyway, if you read the terms of service with any
> ISP, it is up to the end user to report any speed discrepancies.  If
> they say they are selling me "10Mbps", but I am only able to get 3Mbps
> on anything else, then I'll need the documentation to prove it.

What residential ISP guarantees a speed? Last I checked, they were all "up to"