[185699] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Updated Ookla Speedtest Server Requirements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Taht)
Mon Nov 9 16:40:07 2015
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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 16:38:06 -0500
From: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>
To: Lorell Hathcock <lorell@hathcock.org>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
I dearly would like them to update the software to include a similar
bufferbloat related test to what dslreports is doing.
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/results/bufferbloat?up=3D1
If you'd like a dslreports server instead... I know who to contact. :)
Dave T=C3=A4ht
Let's go make home routers and wifi faster! With better software!
https://www.gofundme.com/savewifi
On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Lorell Hathcock <lorell@hathcock.org> wrote=
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> Esteemed Legions of NANOG:
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> Does anyone have better and more modern recommendations for the hardware =
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> an Ookla speedtest server?
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> Here is the link to their recommendations.
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> http://www.ookla.com/support/a26461638/
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> I want a server that is capable of handlilng a speedtest up to 10Gbps. I
> plan to do this with an SFP+ port when my network comes along. (As soon =
as
> MikroTik comes out with a decent 10G CCR router that is compatible with m=
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> SFPs.)
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> In the mean time I will just test 1 Gbps speeds off a copper GE port, but
> want the SFP+ capability so I don't have to repurchase hardware in the ne=
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> year.
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> Thanks!
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> Sincerely,
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> Lorell Hathcock
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