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Originally Posted by pem
Sadly, transparent caches are the worst thing ever invented and NTL's are particularly prone to slowing down.
The only answer is what you have done (switch to another) and every now and then switch back ans see if they have fixed your local one.
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My own proxy using port 80 (the transparent cache) can be fine off-peak but during peak times is absolutely terrible.
My own proxy using port 8080 ( hence avoiding the transparent cache ) is fine. I've pasted the relevant section from the speed test below;
Speed Test Report
Broadband Speed Test - for ntl:World - 1Mb service
By Daniel Elwell -
dannyelwell2001@msn.com
Get this test from
http://www.vantage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
*** THIS TEST IS NOT OWNED OR PAID FOR BY BLUEYONDER ***
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meet the development costs. No ISPs pay me to maintain this test.
More information:
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Section 3: Download Speed Results
Three downloads are tested; one from one of your ISPs servers, one through your Transparent Cache and one through an alterntive cache. This will give you an idea of how capable your connection is. Note: You should take the highest download speed into account.
ntl:World - 1Mb service Server Download:
117KB/s (936Kb/s) - Perfect - running at full speed!
Download through Transparent Cache:
37KB/s (296Kb/s) - Poor - this is too low
Download through alternative Cache (inktomi1-ren.server.ntl.com):
105KB/s (840Kb/s) - Average, though much higher should be achieved
* It appears that the alternative cache is working better than the ntl:World - 1Mb service cache. To improve Web Browsing, set the Proxy Server in your Web Browser to inktomi1-ren.server.ntl.com on port 8080*
Broadband Speed Test -
www.vantage.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Surely NTL can do better than this with the transparent cache or take them offline?