Re: Clocking Modem Speed

[Shao Zhang <shao@linuxfreak.com>]

To get the speed you are connected at, you can add a line in your chat
script like this:
	REPORT CONNECT

Then you should be able to see the speed you are connected at in
/var/log/messages.

Cheers,

Shao.

Wim Kerkhoff [wim@netmaster.ca] wrote:
> On 19-Sep-99 bwarsing wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > what is the way that most people clock their modem connection
> > speeds?
> > is there a specific script fo this?
> > Thanks,
> > bw
> 
> You can try 'pppstats -w 1'.  This will output a line every second, showing how
> many bytes were downloading per second.  I use wmppp.app, a graphical
> WindowMaker dock app that I find very handy.
> 
> I don't know how to find out what speed I am actually connected at (56000,
> 36600, 28800 or whatever), but as long as I keep getting over 5kb on my 56k
> modem, I am happy :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Wim Kerkhoff              
> wim@netmaster.ca
> www.canadianhomes.net/wim 
> 
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