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Different OS, Different speedtest result ...
02-02-2008 8:54 AM
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I've been meaning to post about this for ages.
When I run the BBMAX speedtest on my Acer laptop (wired) running XP Home SP2 using Opera I never get more than 5900 kbps down. Switching off ZA and AVG on the Acer makes no difference btw.
When I run it on one of my (old desktop) Linux boxes (wired) using Opera, I get about 6400 kbps down.
This is a consistent, repeatable result.
Ideas?
Paul
When I run the BBMAX speedtest on my Acer laptop (wired) running XP Home SP2 using Opera I never get more than 5900 kbps down. Switching off ZA and AVG on the Acer makes no difference btw.
When I run it on one of my (old desktop) Linux boxes (wired) using Opera, I get about 6400 kbps down.
This is a consistent, repeatable result.
Ideas?
Paul
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02-02-2008 9:15 AM
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Linux is faster than Bill Gates
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02-02-2008 12:03 PM
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Have you optimised RWIN/MTU on the Windows laptop?
When you refer to wired I assume you mean Ethernet and not USB?
When you refer to wired I assume you mean Ethernet and not USB?
David
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02-02-2008 1:21 PM
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I got the same effect on BBMax and the Plusnet beta speedtester when comparing XP to Vista 64 bit. The Vista result was significantly higher than my IP rate
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02-02-2008 8:56 PM
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@spraxyt -- yes all RWIN'd and MTU'd, and yes Ethernetted
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02-02-2008 10:57 PM
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Linux may not be downloading the latest updates which could slow the results. Also AV may have an effect if its scanning download files and the firewall.
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02-02-2008 11:04 PM
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hmm did you read my original post ? [quote="paulh"]Switching off ZA and AVG on the Acer makes no difference btw
and speedtests don't "download updates" ...
and speedtests don't "download updates" ...
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03-02-2008 1:16 AM
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I used to have a similar issue with MacOS X 10.2/10.3 using Safari - speedtest results would always be lower on the Mac than on the PC's on my network.
However, in Mac OS X 10.5 (Safari) speeds are faster than WinXP (Firefox). A bit of RWIN tweaking has got XP up to speed however. I kow it's not a 'fair' test as I'm using different browsers.
Maybe pierre_pierre is correct - perhaps the implementation of TCP/IP in your Linux distro is better than the MS effort?
What happens if you try another browser on both OSes?
However, in Mac OS X 10.5 (Safari) speeds are faster than WinXP (Firefox). A bit of RWIN tweaking has got XP up to speed however. I kow it's not a 'fair' test as I'm using different browsers.
Maybe pierre_pierre is correct - perhaps the implementation of TCP/IP in your Linux distro is better than the MS effort?
What happens if you try another browser on both OSes?
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03-02-2008 2:42 AM
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Linux dynamically adjusts things like RWIN.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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