Bandwidth Tester 0.5.3
What is this?This is a mozilla extension that tells you the bandwidth of your current internet connection. It is very useful if you have a laptop and use it in different areas and networks frequently.
How do I use it?- Install this extension
- Click Tools > Bandwidth Tester
- When the dialog appears, select the connection type that best matches your intenet connection.
- Click Run
- Wait for the tester to download several test files
- Observe results
This tool is more accurate than many of the website testers because it downloads several files at different sizes to find your average connection speed. However, this is also dependant on where you are in relation to where the test files are being served from. You can change the test files used in the Bandwidth Tester options.
The demand for the bandwidth tester is growing and my server does not have the bandwidth to keep up with the number of tests being run. If you own a server and would like to mirror my files please visit this forum topic to learn how.
To see how many requests are made, and how it's ditributed between mirrors, check here.
- v 0.4
- 09/09/2004
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- Decresed the time needed to determine bandwidth
- Added option to select connection