Hah. Apple Mail autocorrected "speediest.net" ,… dammit it did it again: speedtest.net. If you're on DSL and you're streaming more than 2 things you're likely going to have issues…. how do your pings start before the slowdown? can you keep a steady ping of 8.8.8.8 (google's DNS server) going and see? On Sep 22, 2013, at 6:29 PM, Jeff Jensen <jjensen at apache.org> wrote: > Hello Ryan, thank you for the reply. > > The slowdowns happen on all computers. Sometimes related to streaming > (wife and 3 kids) - e.g. Netflix - noticeable speed improvement when > it is stopped. While at times it is likely/obviously internet speed, > sometimes it has happened when no one has been streaming. I've tried > tracking to other background processes but don't get very far. :-/ > This is where I wonder about a monitoring tool that lists the various > process communications in descending order... > We notice the slowdowns with general surfing, ping rates (especially > as shown in games), and just using gmail is pokey. > Noted on 3 user machines; I'm down to one server, which is only > interactively used for admin stuff; tablet surfing noted slower at > times/wifi, but not correlated yet. > > Yes, used the dslreports speed tests (did you mean speediest.net or a > different one? that link went to "domain for sale"! :-). The DSL > router also shows the connect speed. It seems accurate when I compare > the two speed sources with low traffic. Dslreports shows slowdowns at > times when we do too, which helps correlate internet speed as cause. > I'm at the highest DSL speed available in my area, so faster means > switching service type which requires more effort and coordination > than just the next level up! While internet speed could be a good > portion of the cause, I'd like to know before switching as well as > have proper monitoring in place for future use. > > No, using a 24 port switch and only have one. I have a couple of > small ones - 8 port and 4 port used in a couple of rooms. Are you > hinting at a faulty switch? I can possibly borrow a larger one if you > think worth a check. > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote: >> First thing: Is the problem occurring on just one computer or many? >> >> Have you run internet speed tests like speediest.net? Have you tried running against other servers (you can pick the server on their site)? >> >> Do you have other switches to try (if you're using a switch)? >> >> >> >> On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Jeff Jensen <jjensen at apache.org> wrote: >> >>> I'm having some home network speed problems and am seeking advice for >>> software and/or hardware to help resolve. I'm having troubles >>> determining if it is internal traffic only or ISP/internet speed. >>> >>> I setup bandwidthd and review its generated charts, but I'm not sure >>> if it sees all traffic, even with the server in promiscuous mode. It >>> sees quite a bit though, so maybe it does. However, I'm having >>> difficulty ascertaining what it's telling me, especially whether it's >>> external vs internal traffic; and it's limited charts. My guess is I >>> need a different tool but I don't know which one. I know of tools >>> like WireShark, but need a higher-level tool that summarizes and >>> coordinates. >>> >>> Currently, CenturyLink DSL is my ISP and have the Zyxel Q1000Z DSL >>> router. The router is ok, but doesn't offer much >>> manageability/reporting/monitoring. And it's stupid enough to not >>> offer discovered hosts back to DNS (especially the names!). It was >>> cheap, so can't complain... >>> >>> So I'm wondering is it a software tool I should use or perhaps a >>> better router with it built in (or both of course!). I wonder about >>> one of the DD-WRT routers, but not sure if that's still the >>> recommended approach or are there better ones/approaches now. >>> >>> I setup Nagios many years ago for fun/to learn and for practical >>> notification on servers and internet status. My prior DSL router >>> (before the high speed upgrade) was a little Cisco and had limited >>> SNMP support, so I configured Nagios to tell me what it could; current >>> one has no SNMP or monitoring support. I mention this as ideally I'd >>> like to have nagio monitor this stuff again, but also in more detail >>> than the prior router to know what is going on. >>> >>> >>> I might change to cable in the future, so isolating the setup with a >>> new router in bridge mode to the DSL or cable device may be part of >>> the equation (vs a new DSL router), if a new router is in the >>> recommended solution. If so, then my question includes which ones are >>> the regarded as the better ones for home networking for someone with >>> much higher desire for monitoring abilities. >>> >>> So knowing this group has a lot more experience than I do at this >>> (many of you do this full time!), if anyone has any suggestions based >>> on my ramblings, I would appreciate them! The only caveat for me is >>> it's the home network, so not going to setup something with high cost >>> as a proper business would. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list