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Software => HFS ~ HTTP File Server => Topic started by: Doug Nolan on March 26, 2008, 02:52:29 PM

Title: Download Speed
Post by: Doug Nolan on March 26, 2008, 02:52:29 PM
I have successfully configured my FTP server. But when people download, they can only get 50k/sec. My connection is anywhere from 300 to 600k. I've turned off all speed limits. How can I make it faster or limitless?
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: MarkV on March 26, 2008, 05:07:17 PM
What is your UPLOAD speed? And, please, distinguish between bits and bytes.

1KB=8Kb
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: rejetto on March 28, 2008, 07:36:51 PM
the upload and download speed are different with ADSL.
you download at 600, but upload at 50.
you can measure your speed at www.speedtest.net
remember to divide by 8 the result as stated by MarkV
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: calvin on March 31, 2008, 01:58:02 PM
I have an ADSL connection with a download speed of 5 mbps and an upload of 756 kbps - 1 mbps...

but my download speed from HFS also gets limited to 50 - 100 kbps.

I was able to attain a speed of ~300kbps once by using a download accelerator with 10 simultaneous connections.

if I just use a normal browser, the speed never goes faster than 100 kbps
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: MarkV on April 01, 2008, 04:24:44 AM
756Kilobit per second=94,5KiloByte per second, 1Megabit per second=128KiloByte per second.

Don't confuse bits and bytes. Higher numbers sound faster, so ISPs tend to use bits.
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: bacter on April 01, 2008, 06:14:28 AM
MarkV:

Not only ISP's like to use higher numbers. A lot of users want high numbers. It doesn't matter what kind of Giga- and Megawhat's: diskcapacity, memory, CPUspeed, clockspeed, busspeed or adslspeed, as long as their number is higher than that of their friends. They never need to know whats the meaning of the number, they simply want more Gigas or Megas than others ... and they are able to drive cars with 17 valves when others claim  to own one with 16 valves.  ;)
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: Fysack on April 01, 2008, 12:15:25 PM
 :D That is so true: I got two Maxtor 74gig 10000rpm set up with RAID 0, that is speed my man  ;D

But its comes to short regarding upload, my ISP bills me for 3000/500 kb/s (actual they give me only 2850/350 kb/s)

That gives me about 44 kB/s  uploads :'(
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: kalispimenta on April 05, 2008, 12:32:28 AM
ok so i have 4000 kb/s upload and i'm only uploading @ 600KB/S. Is this the speed that I'm supposed to get ?
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: Fysack on April 05, 2008, 12:41:20 AM
Divide 4000 with 8, and see if that is close to 600  ;)
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: MarkV on April 05, 2008, 01:37:28 AM
4000Kb/8=500KB

600KB=Lucky bastard in this case  ;D
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: bacter on April 05, 2008, 10:59:00 AM
kalispimienta:

4000 kb/s upload would be really a good connection!

Most DSL and cable service to only download at such a speed, and upload is normally below of a tenth (250 .. 400 kb/s)! Some exceptional 20Mbs (download) services upload 600..1000kbs.

So you can be very happy uploading ONLY 600kB/s. :)
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: calvin on April 06, 2008, 02:57:24 AM
756Kilobit per second=94,5KiloByte per second, 1Megabit per second=128KiloByte per second.

Don't confuse bits and bytes. Higher numbers sound faster, so ISPs tend to use bits.

bits and bytes has nothing to do with this...
If you carefully read what I posted, they're both in bits...

And I know the problem is with HFS since when I installed and used filezilla ftp server, my friends and I can attain an average download speed of ~800 kbps.

hopefully someone would be able to figure this out since we'd rather use HFS than an ftp server.
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: maverick on April 06, 2008, 09:24:25 AM
my download speed from HFS also gets limited to 50 - 100 kbps.

HFS reports speed in BYTES (kB/s) not BITS (kb/s) like your response above shows.

You say you have an upload speed of 756 kb/s.  Therefore, 756 / 8 = 94.5 kB/s maximum speed with that connection.

There is no problem with HFS.  You just have a misunderstanding of bits & bytes.
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: TCube on April 06, 2008, 10:14:09 AM
Yeah ... (http://xs226.xs.to/xs226/08140/ill741.gif) (http://xs.to)

Doug ? want to really feel "blue" about it ? ... then tune up your limitation at 94.5 kB/s and surf your own HFS ! ... no wonder friends call U "Buffering state"   ;)

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Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: Bryan D on April 19, 2008, 02:45:49 PM
756Kilobit per second=94,5KiloByte per second, 1Megabit per second=128KiloByte per second.

Don't confuse bits and bytes. Higher numbers sound faster, so ISPs tend to use bits.

bits and bytes has nothing to do with this...
If you carefully read what I posted, they're both in bits...

And I know the problem is with HFS since when I installed and used filezilla ftp server, my friends and I can attain an average download speed of ~800 kbps.

hopefully someone would be able to figure this out since we'd rather use HFS than an ftp server.



He is right guys... so stop w/ the bites/bytes...

I'm not even using my internet connection for HFS, and I have the same prob. I'm going over my local LAN and I'm getting 1.3Mbps max, when I was using "Red Kawa File Server" before today and was getting 6Mbps... I only use these programs to copy movies from my PC to my PS3 (Red Kawa stopped working after this last update...). If he is having this prob and I am too with two different programs working w/ faster speeds before, then there is a prob w/ either our HFS setup or HFS itself... Please help w/ the issue.... Thanks for all time  :)
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: justin on April 21, 2008, 04:57:13 AM
DAM pity about the strange thruput issues, on lan getting 41kb/sec trying to upload to it on 100mb lan, have had i file exceed 41kb/sec out of about 40 tested, for some reason only that 1 file went at something like lan speeds (1500kb/sec), this would be top software if it could perform something like a connections actual speed, build 2.2d..... 
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: justin on April 21, 2008, 05:43:48 AM
my download speed from HFS also gets limited to 50 - 100 kbps.

HFS reports speed in BYTES (kB/s) not BITS (kb/s) like your response above shows.

You say you have an upload speed of 756 kb/s.  Therefore, 756 / 8 = 94.5 kB/s maximum speed with that connection.

There is no problem with HFS.  You just have a misunderstanding of bits & bytes.

no no misunderstanding HFS is great and easy to use but performs nothing like the old ftp server i was hoping to replace with HFS
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: Fysack on April 22, 2008, 11:38:45 PM
ftp can never replace http  ;)
Title: Re: Download Speed
Post by: justin on April 23, 2008, 02:26:42 AM
  Those still suffering from speed problems on LAN with HFS should take a GOOD look at the CLIENT PC's default TCP Receive window thats being used to access the HFS server, THATS RIGHT YOUR CLIENT or try a different PC as the client to verify HFS is in fact working OK on the server.
 
  I was stuck at 41k to server and 100k from server across LAN due to the CLIENT PC's TCP receive window being to small as it had been optimized for gaming/low latency (which is a small TCP window, for small amounts of data at low latency) to small for HFS to push lots of data through it.
 
  I have run, and do run many server packages on my server machine and have never had this LAN speed problem before, it was like it was actively choked by some kind of speed limiter, however a healthy TCP receive window setting on the client pc (also my gaming machine) sorted my thruput problems with HFS and I am now happily updating HFS server at LAN speeds across the LAN.

  I use TCP optimizer from  http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php for the manipulation of my connection on client pc as its easier and safer than stuffing with your windows registry manually....

  HFS is a top class, easy to use and feature packed file server.......well done Rejetto !