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Speed Test - 12/13/2005 5:38:28 AM

blake.arnold

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So this is where I am at. I have wrote a script largely with the help of this forum and now I am at the hardest part of my script which I know goes well beyond my expertise. I need to test the speed of the internet connection on the computer the script is run on. I know that what I need to do is download a file and it can be from any site. I also need to set off a timer that ends when download completes. Then I need to calculat the rate of download. And last display results of speed test.

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 5:51:22 AM

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This is the script to download an item.

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 6:16:40 AM

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I also belive that this is the timer funciton that I need to use.

So how can I join these two togeter?

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 6:27:35 AM

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before download:
StartTime = Timer

after download:
EndTime = Timer

output difference:
TimeIt = (EndTime - StartTime)/'link speed here
wscript.echo TimeIt

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 6:54:03 AM

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The link speed will be different on every machine so how do I get around that?

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 6:59:53 AM

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Are you wanting to record this information somewhere, or just display it?

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 8:49:48 AM

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There is no way of determining a user's bandwidth unless you calculate how long it takes for them to download a file (i.e. start time and end time)... and that result has to be returned to the server, so it's impossible to do it using a client-side script. And it still won't be accurate due to the number of hops the user has to take to connect with your server, and any latency along the way (not to mention any bandwidth hogging programs the user may have installed). You can only get an average. You might want to check out some sites and see how they do it... however their results are not accurate either since your latency is totally dependent upon the connections from YOUR computer to the REMOTE HOST.

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RE: Speed Test - 12/13/2005 11:13:55 PM

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Ok all, I appreciate your posts and it seems that I have come up with a script. TNO you are right, but I just need the download speed that they can get. So without further adue.

Let me know if you see anything that needs to be changed.

Oh, one more thing. Does anyone know of a good program that I can use to add a GUI and compile it into an executible?

Thanks and Best Regards

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