Cable Modem packet loss test

[katzdvd]

Does anyone know of a "visual" packet loss test I can use online? The cable tech is coming tomorrow to service the line. When he was here previously, he pulled up an

internet site that did a packet loss test which showed the success/failure rate in a colored block style window, which made it easy to view.

I have searched all over & have been unable to find this test anywhere. Anyone know of it?

By the way - a neat little speed test site the tech showed me last time...

http://maine.rr.com/03/speedtest/speedtest.asp

and one of my favorites...

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

thanks, katz

[volfann]

you might try dslreports.com. not sure how extensive their tests are now ,but I used to speed test there a while back.

[katzdvd]

Found it!

Just for reference, in case anyone else is interested in testing their connection - I found what I was looking for at
pcpitstop -

http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/pinger.asp

It is the ping test that I was referring to.

Figures, it is coming up all greens today, since the repair guy is coming...

[joneb]

Just for reference, in case anyone else is interested in testing their connection - I found what I was looking for at
pcpitstop -

http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/pinger.asp

It is the ping test that I was referring to.

Figures, it is coming up all greens today, since the repair guy is coming...

I couldnt get the page to work for me unfortunately though I didnt test it without my firewall. The reason I tried to use it was that Elwells Broadband Speed tests is constantly coming up with big packet losses. However, when I try manual pings even with a 100 pings I mostly get 0 packet loss excpet for one time the BBC site gave me 3% packjet loss. However after using numerous other downlaod speed testers giving much better and consistant speed results as opposed to Elwells download tester I dont trust the Elwell tests anyway.

[doctorhardware]

When I log into my dsl modem, I can look at the packet loss. I would think that the cable modem should have the same test data.

[tect]

Packet Loss test

SPEAKEASY.NET is the one that I use for speed test, also pick the farthest state from you.

Its really easy to do a packet loss test.

START, RUN, TYPE CMD.

TYPE: ping (space) www yahoo com (space) -t

you can type in different sites, but some sites are unpingable, for good reasons...

let it go for awile then hit CNTRL C

look for your loss in %

thats your packet loss.

also weather changes (HEAT) create packet loss a lot, so take that into consideration before calling the tech out.