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Originally Posted by Retrovertigo
I'm in the same boat. Downloading stuff is as speedy as ever. Getting webpages up is another thing altogether. I ran the test that someone mentioned above and these are the results......
Section 1: General Ping Results
A Ping test is the time taken for a server to reply to a request
Section 2: Custom Server Ping Results
These results are to four user-definable servers.
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Ping is a test of how whether your PC can talk to another PC, basically it sends a hello message and the other server replies.
This indicates there is a connection that is stable.
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Originally Posted by Retrovertigo
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 - 512k service Server Download:
70KB/s (560Kb/s) - Superb - much higher than expected
Download through Transparent Cache:
70KB/s (560Kb/s) - Superb - much higher than expected
Download through alternative Cache (webcache.blueyonder.co.uk):
0KB/s (0Kb/s) - **** SERVER ERROR: Unexpected error from Server****
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This shows the speed of your connection. 560k is close to the 600k specified, so no worries there. This also indicates you transparent cache is OK. It is saying higher than expected as the benchmark in the software is 512, before NTL increased it to 600k.
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Originally Posted by Retrovertigo
Section 4: Packet Loss
50 Ping Requests are sent to your server. The packet loss is measured by how many of the packets don't bounce back to the client. High packet loss may slow down your connection.
50 packets were sent, 50 bounced back; 0% loss (estimated)
Fantastic - no packets dropped!
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More on pings for quality of connection. All hellos are getting through.
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Originally Posted by Retrovertigo
Section 5: Transparent Cache Page Fetch Time
This test times how long your Transparent Cache takes to fetch a page from the Internet. Please note that this test is subject to many different parameters and sometimes may not be 100% accurate. This test can be used to show delays when trying to view Internet sites. The timing takes place from the moment the request for the file is sent to the moment the proxy server responds.
Average time taken to retrieve a page: 25ms - Fine, nothing to worry about
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Cache tests again. I don't know how this software tests the cache, makes sure it is using the cache you are.
Personally I think it is cache problems. Look at the post above.