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  From: Glen Turner <glen.turner@aarnet.edu.au>
  To  : Evan Bourlotos <evan@cs.adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:10:40 +1030

Re: Some info on speed of connection

Evan Bourlotos wrote:
> 
> A friend has ADSL installed 512/128 and would like to ensure he has that
> rather than a lesser service. Can anyone tell me of a site or how to
> determine his speed?

We use netperf.  The one-way UDP option will accurately measure
pipe capacity.  It may also kill the less capable routers between
you and the netperf server :-)

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