Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

KN,

what I find strange just looking at that screenie is the size of the rar you made.... you either used a massive compression to shave off nearly 30megs worth of data, or the filesize is corrupt as SQL.

thats what I'm thinking now.

I also saw that you open it via notepad....say you save it as a word doc how big is the file then

Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

Saved as rtf it is 34mb.
In my experience, compressing sql files DOES create such a massive compression as this.
The actual 'compressing' takes some time, suggesting the file is really that large. Opening in notepad or Wordpad is very time consuming.
Again, I reiterate my friend is experiencing the same crazy speed and he is considerably more experienced in server admin and maintenance. He's as baffled as I am.

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well couldnt resist this... if correct SQL is Microsoft...so mickeysoft does miracles sometimes ;)


but other then Mickey playing tricks I dont know any solution to this...and I dont think that you would find out that fast either really

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Worth mentioning that if I don't go through the Baguley proxy and use the manc one as is my default, the download speed is correct.
This screen grab was taken some time ago however, so you may notice the difference in file size - just posted to show that there is some deviance here, and I can get correct speeds and the file is legit size-wise.

[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]
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Lost me there fella.
I'm sure there's some attempt at empathy via humour there re my frustration, but I'm so confused here it's bypassed me! Appreciated though.
A lost cause then it seems. My simple download speed shenanigans baffles the PHPBB and NTL experts alike.
Is there some kind of quirky award for this?

;)

Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

Looks to me not legit speeds, he hasnt posted downloads from download.com or other sites, I woud love to see a screenshot of a ftp client downloading.

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What's that then?

here's your FTP client download screen grab too.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42...ics/th_ftp.jpg

File downloaded is an .swf file, for as far as I'm aware you cannot FTP into a PHP DB.

Not sure what your point is?
If you're suggesting I'm trying to pull a blag by bragging I've uncapped speed or something, you're way off the mark. You should perhaps read all the thread? I'm trying to establish why my speed is ridiculously quick when downloading only ONE type of file from ONE point source whilst connected through the Baguley proxy.. And professing nothing but that mate.

:confused:

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your ftp client shows 236kB/sec

so nothing unusual about that.

I guess with all the ghosting out you are also still only downloading of this 1 host, why not login to ftp.microsoft.com and get your 10000kB of there.

Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

I'm getting faster intermitent speed increases too here in E.London

I looked on the other thread about the new Armbit firmware and so decided to reset the cable modem. Got the firmware with the ntl logo on. Since then I've been getting HUGE spike increases when downloading from Usenet.

I have a 3MB connection and when downloading from Usenet, I won't say what:), the speed regularly "spikes" much higher than the usual 300kbs speed I normally get. Dozends of times in the last hour my speed has spiked, for a few seconds only, up to speeds ranging from 500kbs to about 850kbs. Although each spike is only brief it keeps happening and going up to these higher speeds.

I don't know what's going on, but I ain't complaining.... Getting my downloads about 10-15% quicker now.

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Maybe NTL are testing the turbo button out on you.

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Where have I said there was? I haven't once mentioned my FTP speed..?
I know my FTP speed is as usual.


I download an SQL back up once a day.
I get freakish speeds when I do.
I don't get freakish speeds anywhere else and don't pretend to want them.
I'm just curious why.
If you can't tell me why, then with respect, can you just wind yer neck in?
I came here with a request for someone to help explain what the score was in the hope someone might have more of an idea than I have, not to be given the up and down off someone so obviously narked about something as yourself. Everyone in this thread including myself has managed to keep it nice and friendly. I'm not sure what your problem is, and I'm not interested.
If you want to bitch at me, PM me and we'll have a bit of the old cyber tuff-talk if you like? Be miles better if you could help out though rather than trying to be Mr. clever in his grumpy pants.
:bsmack:
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Horace,

Someone else suggested that, and that maybe I've inadvertently found a way through! Nice as it would be, I'd expect a bit more across the boards though, rather than from just one source.

I think I'll leave it there to be honest. Not much coming out of this right now and I'm starting to get a bad vibe. Guess I'll put it down to 'one of those things', eh?

Cheers.

Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

I've pasted a screengrab into "Paint". How do I post it here?

Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

Upload the pic to http://photobucket.com (free) and post a link to it here, or let photobucket create a thumbnail image for you to post here?

Shoulda mentioned I'm STB I suppose. And to clarify, this isn't an intermittent spike. This I can get anytime of day or night and is consistently.. Umm... consistent. ;)

Re: Crazy download speeds - someone explain?
 

Just save the image in paint and then upload it as an attachment on the advanced forum posting screen. :)

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That's way small mate.

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