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7800N internet speed versus actual line speed.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:57 am
by WirelessMan
Slightly disconcerting is the fact that all flavours of MS "Internet Connection" indicate 4.2 mbps whereas line speed is between 14 and 16.5 mbps depending on time of day. I've checked with various so-called "Line speed" sites and from downloads, especially iPlayer which was at 13.5 mbps this morning. Connection is PPoA from Eclipse.
It's not serious but just irritating.

Re: 7800N internet speed versus actual line speed.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:12 am
by billion_fan
WirelessMan wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:57 am Slightly disconcerting is the fact that all flavours of MS "Internet Connection" indicate 4.2 mbps whereas line speed is between 14 and 16.5 mbps depending on time of day. I've checked with various so-called "Line speed" sites and from downloads, especially iPlayer which was at 13.5 mbps this morning. Connection is PPoA from Eclipse.
It's not serious but just irritating.
Are you performing speeds tests from a wired connection to the router??

Re: 7800N internet speed versus actual line speed.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:43 pm
by WirelessMan
All checking via the ethernet but it's just the same via wireless, using XP Pro & Windows 10 mostly with a variety of ethernet & wireless devices.

Re: 7800N internet speed versus actual line speed.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:59 pm
by billion_fan
WirelessMan wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:43 pm All checking via the ethernet but it's just the same via wireless, using XP Pro & Windows 10 mostly with a variety of ethernet & wireless devices.
You might need to check with your ISP when the issue occurs, to see if there are any line issues, as it seems a intermittent issue at the moment, your line might be noisier at certain times during the day, which will cause the speeds to drop

Re: 7800N internet speed versus actual line speed.

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:11 pm
by WirelessMan
It displays consistently at 4.2Mbps at any time of day, I could ask the ISP but for now I'll ignore it as the actual speed is good for here. I'm possibly expecting a router upgrade soon anyway so I'll see what happens.

Thanks for the replies.