Fetch Softworks

General FTP question (4 posts)

• Started 18 years ago by HugovanRhijn
• Latest reply 18 years ago from Jim Matthews

• HugovanRhijn Member

  I am not an expert but I have a feeling that my (Speedtouch 510) ASDL modem is slower than it is supposed to be.
  My ISP tells me my ASDL line is OK and should do "3300/512".
  However, when using Fetch for uploading it mentions speeds varying bewtween 16 and 18Kb/s.
  How does that relate to the "512" claim?

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  The 512 refers to kilobits per second. When Fetch says 18KB/s it means kilobytes per second. There are 8 bits in a byte, so your Fetch uploads are going about 144 kilobits/second. That's less than a third of the line's advertised speed, so I'd recommend complaining to the ISP.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• HugovanRhijn Member

  Jim
  An additional question. Do you know of a way to test whether anything on my Mac (anything but Fetch) limits my uploading speed. Not being an expert, I read a lot about Firewalls that block uploads, ports that should be open etc.

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Firewalls typically block ports 100% or not at all. So a firewall problem would result in failed transfers, rather than slow transfers. You can check whether the Mac OS X firewall is turned on by choosing System Preferences... from the Apple menu, then clicking on the Sharing icon, then on the Firewall tab.

  You can test your connection with speed tests such as the ones at [url]http://www.dslreports.com/stest[url] Try multiple tests to get a more reliable indication of your connection's speed.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #