I've been led to believe that only cable would come close to those speeds-any body 'splain the generalities of high speed connections in "dummie'terms?
2006-12-17 03:20:16 · 6 answers · asked by arthur d 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
When you see 100MHz, that is the speed between your computer and your DSL router or modem.
To test your DSL speed, visit http://www.dslreports.com
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2006-12-17 03:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I use this site to run speed tests on my computers and have for years. It will give both the upload and download speed. Mine normally runs in the 434 to 439 KBS range on uploads and in the 2.540/2.548 MBS in the download. What it does is send a packet of files to your computer and measures the speed it receives them at. Then your computer compresses them and sends them back and it measures that speed. You have many server locations to choose from and there are also many other speed measuring sites out there. This way you can keep track of how well your computer is doing and there will be days the readings may vary quite a bit due to the particular server or trunk that you got. Just change servers or re-run the test.
http://help.sbcglobal.net/dsl/speedtest/
Ron
2006-12-17 03:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by Ron75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not. That's the speed of the ethernet cable carrying traffic to your DSL modem, whose theoretical limit is that much. Windows can't gauge the speed of your connection, you have to go to "broadband test" sites for that.
lol Daniutti up there is the highest scoring answerer here, probably on this site 24/7, and he gets Mbps confused with MHz?
2006-12-17 03:26:24 · answer #3 · answered by manuelriliz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 100Mbps that you are seeing is the link speed of your ethernet adapter. In other words, in a home networking environment, under perfect conditions, this is the speed that you can transfer files from one computer on your home network, to another on the same network. Your Internet speed is always going to be limited by the company from which you buy it. If you want a true test of your speed, go to dslreports.com and do a speed test.
2006-12-17 03:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Jamie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100 Mbps is the maximum speed your router can handle,,, but not its current speed,, to detect your current speed go there:
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
2006-12-17 03:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by hard_cane0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not possible. your computer would melt and you would go blind.
2006-12-17 03:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by Buddy Love 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋