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Software => HFS ~ HTTP File Server => Topic started by: nabilalk on December 29, 2008, 03:42:36 PM

Title: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 29, 2008, 03:42:36 PM
Hi, I'm getting 100-150 kbps download speeds when using the internet. My speed test results indicate that I should be getting faster speeds. Is there a router setting I should adjust or an HFS setting that I can tweak? Thanks!

(http://www.speedtest.net/result/380744448.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: JellyFrog on December 29, 2008, 08:57:46 PM
menu>limits>speed limit maybe?

My guess:
Quote
I'm getting 100-150 kbps download speeds
is in KB/s instead of Kb/s
So: 150KB/s = 1200Kb/s
And if your upload speed is 1635Kb/s
Then 1200Kb/s isn't too bad...
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 29, 2008, 09:01:01 PM
menu>limits>speed limit maybe?

My guess:
Quote
I'm getting 100-150 kbps download speeds
is in KB/s instead of Kb/s
So: 150KB/s = 1200Kb/s
And if your upload speed is 1635Kb/s
Then 1200Kb/s isn't too bad...


Speed limit is disabled. According to my upload speed, people should be downloading off me at ~200Kilobits per second. 1634/8 = 204.
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: JellyFrog on December 29, 2008, 09:36:50 PM
Yes but it depends on alot of things... try setup a FTP-server and see what speed they get
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: Fysack on December 29, 2008, 10:36:42 PM
JellyFrog i love you, if you are a dayfly, i will fucking hunt you down and love you. I need you my man, you and me we are vikings.
Du gammla du fria du heliga..
We need fresh power!   ;) :) Heia Sverige
God Jul

















Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: JellyFrog on December 29, 2008, 10:38:00 PM
JellyFrog i love you, if you are a dayfly, i will fucking hunt you down and love you. I need you my man, you and me we are vikings.
Du gammla du fria du heliga..
We need fresh power!   ;) :) Heia Sverige
God Jul
Hörre du man ska inte vara vid datorn när man är full. God jul på dig med ;)
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 30, 2008, 12:06:50 AM
Yes but it depends on alot of things... try setup a FTP-server and see what speed they get

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure how to set up an FTP-server, which is one of the reasons I use HFS. How can I do that?
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: rejetto on December 30, 2008, 12:56:14 AM
hi.
yes, that test attests (!) your right to get 200KB/s.
what HFS version are you using?
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 30, 2008, 01:17:30 AM
hi.
yes, that test attests (!) your right to get 200KB/s.
what HFS version are you using?

2.3 beta build 218
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: JellyFrog on December 30, 2008, 01:18:03 AM
Yes but it depends on alot of things... try setup a FTP-server and see what speed they get

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure how to set up an FTP-server, which is one of the reasons I use HFS. How can I do that?

Try filezilla ftp server: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server

Guide to setup: http://lifehacker.com/339887/build-a-home-ftp-server-with-filezilla
More guides at google: http://www.google.se/search?&q=setup+filezilla+server
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 30, 2008, 01:19:00 AM
Yes but it depends on alot of things... try setup a FTP-server and see what speed they get

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure how to set up an FTP-server, which is one of the reasons I use HFS. How can I do that?

Try filezilla ftp server: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server

Guide to setup: http://lifehacker.com/339887/build-a-home-ftp-server-with-filezilla
More guides at google: http://www.google.se/search?&q=setup+filezilla+server

Thanks. I will try that and see what the max download speed is.
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: rejetto on December 30, 2008, 01:43:40 AM
menu -> debug -> experimental high speed handling

is it enabled?

anyway, i asked my server (rejetto.com) to download a big file from you (being admin on the forum i can see your IP), and from your-ip/~progress i saw about 140KB/s.

i know sometimes HFS is not fast enough.
i don't know at the moment how to improve speed in such cases.
i don't even have such a fast internet connection to make tests.
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 30, 2008, 01:51:43 AM
menu -> debug -> experimental high speed handling

is it enabled?

anyway, i asked my server (rejetto.com) to download a big file from you (being admin on the forum i can see your IP), and from your-ip/~progress i saw about 140KB/s.

i know sometimes HFS is not fast enough.
i don't know at the moment how to improve speed in such cases.
i don't even have such a fast internet connection to make tests.

'experimental high speed handling' is enabled. Thanks for trying.
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: rejetto on December 30, 2008, 01:57:56 AM
let us know if you make the ftp experiment
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 30, 2008, 07:12:32 PM
let us know if you make the ftp experiment

I ran the FTP experiment using Filezilla and got more or less the same download speed as when HFS is used. I was not able to get even 140 kilobits/s. It was more like maximum 110 kilobits/second. The computer that I was using to test the FTP server was on high speed DSL, so who knows what their speed was. It appears that HFS is Not the issue.

Maybe it is because the computer that I am using to host the HFS server is on wireless and not hard wired to the cable modem? Thoughts?
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: MarkV on December 30, 2008, 09:00:51 PM
Please note: There are some ISPs that are cheating at speed test sites, that means, for speed tests you get full speed, but a lot less otherwise. I know that Comcast (http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/19/0434234&from=rss) is doing it, but I don't know what's with Road Runner...

Over at Filezilla's forums I've to deal with the same problems regularly - people complaining about the software 'cause the ISPs are throttling speed.
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: nabilalk on December 30, 2008, 10:10:46 PM
Please note: There are some ISPs that are cheating at speed test sites, that means, for speed tests you get full speed, but a lot less otherwise. I know that Comcast (http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/19/0434234&from=rss) is doing it, but I don't know what's with Road Runner...

Over at Filezilla's forums I've to deal with the same problems regularly - people complaining about the software 'cause the ISPs are throttling speed.

That is an interesting point. Do you think that being on wireless would significantly effect the speed?
Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: MarkV on December 31, 2008, 01:32:18 AM
Wireless is a lot more vulnerable than wired LAN. Almost everything technical in our lives today sends out EM radiation, which can massively disturb your wireless experience. So it is absolutely possible, depends on the strength and quality of the signal received.

Like I said, some ISPs throttle speeds. Further 'party poopers' are antivirus- and malware scanners, as well as firewalls and security programs. They inspect traffic for bad packets. And packet inspection is time consuming...

Disk fragmentation is not so likely, 200K per second should be reached by any HDD even under worst conditions.

Title: Re: Slow download speeds
Post by: Fysack on January 01, 2009, 12:11:30 AM
Hörre du man ska inte vara vid datorn när man är full. God jul på dig med ;)
Hehe Godt nytt år brosjan, jag skal gjøra nåt med det der i 2009, hei så lenge :D ;)