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Misc. => Builder's Corner => Topic started by: Grauniad on January 04, 2014, 10:58:01 AM

Title: Network connection speed
Post by: Grauniad on January 04, 2014, 10:58:01 AM
With CW3, a lot more network traffic goes on between your computer and the Knuckle Cracker server hosted in Dallas, TX. The server is accessed for score submission; uploading, downloading and reviewing of maps in both of the DMD and in Colonial Space.  Even getting the scores for an already-played map makes a call to the server.

I thought it would be instructive to build up a reference of how good connection speeds are between users and the host.

Here is a uniform method.

In your browser of choice, go to speedtest.net (http://speedtest.net).

(http://i40.tinypic.com/2m6r6du.jpg)

Use the scale bar at the right and drag the map of available sites until you can locate the sites in Dallas, Texas. (USA, obviously) :)
Now select a server from the list and run the test.
Once the test is complete, click "Share this result" and then select "Forum" and "Copy".
Paste the copied text in a reply to this thread. It should appear as any of the results below:

Update (02/25/2014):
  Some very good network conenctivity diagnostics can be found at the following site. You will have to enable Java to run the tests.

netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/ (http://netalyzr.icsi.berkeley.edu/)



In no particular order:

Grauniad:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207635055.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207635055)

Wheatmidge: 
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207880611.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207880611)

Virgil:
Before TWC Upgrades in later 2015
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207858380.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207858380)
After TWC Upgrades in later 2015
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4803940333.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4803940333)

Clean0nion :
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207889405.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207889405)

Asmussen:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3208194957.png)

J:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3210056166.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3210056166)

Michionlion:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3210258577.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3210258577)

miquelfire:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3210766410.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3210766410)

weekendgamer: 

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3211592212.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3211592212)

Blaze: 

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3213106002.png)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Wheatmidge on January 04, 2014, 11:33:48 AM
Well I don't think my internet is as impressive, but it gets the job done.
My upload is actually pretty bad. But I'm not sure if that ever really matters.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207727763.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207727763)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grauniad on January 04, 2014, 11:47:51 AM
Quote from: Wheatmidge on January 04, 2014, 11:33:48 AM
Well I don't think my internet is as impressive, but it gets the job done.
My upload is actually pretty bad. But I'm not sure if that ever really matters.

Did you test to Edmonton or to Dallas?
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: knucracker on January 04, 2014, 12:30:21 PM
Here's what I get from NC:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207858380.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207858380)

Update:  After TWC Upgrades in late 2015:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4803940333.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4803940333)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Wheatmidge on January 04, 2014, 12:34:49 PM
Quote from: Grauniad on January 04, 2014, 11:47:51 AM


Did you test to Edmonton or to Dallas?

I tested to Edmonton. I have a really slow upload because I have the cheapest broadband internet that they offer.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207880611.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207880611)

And I should pay more attention. Here is my connection to Dallas  :-[
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grauniad on January 04, 2014, 12:39:04 PM
Quote from: virgilw on January 04, 2014, 12:30:21 PM
Here's what I get from NC:


Really sad ping times? Not the saddest ping time in the universe? :P
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Clean0nion on January 04, 2014, 12:43:41 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3207889405.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3207889405)
Ha.
Though that is with 4 devices on the wifi. If that makes a difference. I'm not very knowledgeable about this.
And I'm 4650 miles away.

Although the nice thing about CW3 is that while it may take longer to download and upload maps, it doesn't make a difference to your place in the scores.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: thepenguin on January 04, 2014, 01:48:45 PM
hmm. this is embarrasing.  I get better speed to france than I do servers in my own country.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: asmussen on January 04, 2014, 03:14:05 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3208194957.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3208194957)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: J on January 05, 2014, 01:25:21 PM
Do I have the worst score again? =J
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3210056166.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3210056166)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Michionlion on January 05, 2014, 03:10:36 PM
here is mine, although it is from an old desktop with a minimal wi-fi adapter, quite a bit slower than normal.  I'll post from my newer machines sometime soon.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3210258577.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3210258577)

and here is my laptop:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3213401682.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3213401682)

And control (on my laptop):
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3213403197.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3213403197)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: miquelfire on January 05, 2014, 09:28:00 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3210766410.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3210766410)

Not bad for a 6 mbps internet plan :P
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: weekendgamer on January 06, 2014, 07:42:00 AM
Wheee!

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3211592212.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3211592212)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Blaze on January 06, 2014, 09:17:54 PM
Control.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3213103533.png)

Compared to the Texas server.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3213106002.png)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: MizInIA on January 07, 2014, 09:57:01 AM
not bad for a shared 5/1 connection.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3214241193.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3214241193)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: miquelfire on January 07, 2014, 02:29:44 PM
Decided to upgrade my internet (something else on the plan I'm going to remove, so the net result once the special is over is $2 savings)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3214864836.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3214864836)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: miquelfire on January 10, 2014, 09:51:49 AM
Work:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3221843502.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3221843502)

And the "baseline":

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3221845518.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3221845518)

(BTW, if the result said who hosted the server, it would be the same as the ISP)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Michionlion on January 10, 2014, 11:23:01 AM
Damn, that is fast miquelfire!
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grauniad on January 10, 2014, 11:46:23 AM
That's what it's like to be a 1-percenter.  :P
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Blaze on January 10, 2014, 04:20:35 PM
Quote from: Grauniad on January 10, 2014, 11:46:23 AM
That's what it's like to be a 1-percenter.  :P

So what would you call this?

(https://storage.googleapis.com/support-kms-prod/SNP_2733180_en_v1)

I'm so moving to an area with Google Fiber.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: miquelfire on January 10, 2014, 04:28:19 PM
Too bad I can only use this speed at work.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: lich98 on January 11, 2014, 08:42:32 PM
My speed, sad sad sad...

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3225351517.png)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: DarthVader12 on January 20, 2014, 09:56:11 PM
Control :
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3246939567.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3246939567)

Texas:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3246945150.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3246945150)

I have a 15 Mbps down / 1 Mbps up package.
I also do heavy gaming so the download speed is great but wish had better upload.  :)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grayzzur on January 28, 2014, 10:54:56 AM
Dallas:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3265109329.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3265109329)

Austin:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3265178180.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3265178180)

100MB service, and they cap the upload at 5, and I have a monthly bandwidth cap of 350gb. They claim less than 1% of their customers use this much. I seem to average 400gb+ a month. Yay me. I don't think I'm actually getting 30Mb/s rates when I download games and movies -- seems to be about half that.

Can't wait for Google Fiber to expand a little beyond the borders of Austin. Or even AT&T Gigaverse -- I'd give them a try. Probably be a few years out though.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: knucracker on January 28, 2014, 01:15:04 PM
<annual ISP rant on>
I always love those quotes about less than 1% of their customers using that much.  If that were true, then what's the problem?  Why not raise the cap?  Why not make the cap only cover 0.1% of customers?  Netflix, game downloads, patches, game console firmware updates, smart phone firmware updates, youtube videos, music streaming, cloud drives, skype....  Now imagine a family of 4 with two kids.
350G?  Bah ha ha ha.

And don't get me started on the upload rates.  100mbps service with a 5mbps upload cap.  I deal with that upload cap every day while I wait for CW3 builds to upload to the server.
</annual ISP rant off>
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Blaze on January 28, 2014, 03:33:17 PM
Apparently we'll be switching from AT&T to Time Warner.
So I'll update my entry when that happens.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grauniad on February 11, 2014, 02:13:24 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3299409170.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3299409170)[/quote]
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grayzzur on March 05, 2014, 11:26:13 AM
Just went through a few service outages while they upgraded the network. Looks like it might actually be better.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3350252488.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3350252488)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: ZackNAttack on March 06, 2014, 07:23:58 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3353556150.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3353556150)
edit:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3450132989.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3450132989)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: allu on August 14, 2014, 02:10:43 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3689574977.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3689574977)

I'd consider it pretty decent. Dallas is long way from Finland.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Karsten75 on August 14, 2014, 10:23:38 PM
Quote from: allu on August 14, 2014, 02:10:43 PM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3689574977.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3689574977)

I'd consider it pretty decent. Dallas is long way from Finland.

It is, but for grins, I thought I'd test my speed back to Finland. :)

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3690336150.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3690336150)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Grayzzur on August 15, 2014, 09:31:02 AM
With the threat of Google Fiber and AT&T Giga-verse coming to the area (although, still going to be awhile), my cable company is stepping up their game.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3691200329.png)

That's right, 300Mbps service, baby!
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Asbestos on August 15, 2014, 11:55:16 AM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3691482873.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3691482873)
Ehhhh, it's always like that.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Flabort on August 15, 2014, 02:26:21 PM
Here's how slow mine is:
That test won't run.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Asbestos on August 15, 2014, 07:31:42 PM
Tried it again:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3692221823.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3692221823)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Flabort on August 15, 2014, 07:45:49 PM
OK, I was wrong. It finally worked.  :o
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3692236399.png)
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/3692238462.png)
Laughingly, the Dallas server is somewhat better than the closest server.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Flabort on December 30, 2014, 01:25:59 PM
Update! ;D
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4022225096.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4022225096)
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4022192050.png)
Hmmm, Dallas got worse, local got better.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: J on January 14, 2015, 10:23:28 AM
Bought some new stuff, results are a bit better now.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4058934989.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4058934989)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: warren on March 09, 2015, 08:57:54 AM
It seems fast to me.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4200174507.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4200174507)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Miksu on October 01, 2015, 06:10:50 AM
I join the party little late:

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/4708809499.png)

I would say that is pretty good for 4G connecting over atlantis like 5k miles away.

Normally I have around 100 mb/s down on main europe.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: ShadowDragon7015 on October 26, 2015, 06:38:41 PM
Control: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4779142021
Texas: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4779133887
Not sure how to get the image to load correctly...
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: asmussen on April 19, 2016, 02:14:09 PM
Got upgraded to Cox's Gigablast fiber internet yesterday.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5261228263.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5261228263)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: J on November 07, 2016, 11:17:22 AM
After 2 years I finally found the right drivers for my network adapter. Download speed is 140Mb/s for local servers.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5779185950.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5779185950)
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: Sorrontis on November 22, 2016, 11:04:20 PM
Sigh, that's not too great. Good enough I guess.

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5820325185.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5820325185)


Compare that to Local 1 & Local 2
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5820330142.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5820330142)
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5820332017.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/5820332017)

You gotta at least admit, my ISP is pretty consistent. I like Teksavvy, they are good.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: ShadowDragon7015 on December 02, 2016, 06:28:12 PM
Ran some tests at my new place
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5846572447.png)
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/5846576462.png)

Significantly better than my last place, but the upload isn't exactly the best.
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: ShadowDragon7015 on January 21, 2018, 09:43:31 PM
Internet speed just got upgraded for the same price i was paying.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/6987764257.png)
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/6987773123.png)
Title: I feel bad for everyone...
Post by: Grand Teki on January 22, 2018, 07:14:52 AM
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/6988815628.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/result/6988815628)

I feel bad for everyone. Also, don't misunderstand this, in Hungary there is an awesome ISP called Digi, which is really cheap. However, everything else here sucks from wages to electronic item prices :(
Title: Re: Network connection speed
Post by: ShadowDragon7015 on February 02, 2018, 12:37:26 PM
Tested the wifi at my school
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/7023836718.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/result/7023836718)