From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-we0-x236.google.com (mail-we0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c03::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2D4B521F1D4 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:53:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-we0-f182.google.com with SMTP id q59so9431222wes.13 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:53:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=Yp5BIgoQm4VtL6b6PmdG08lTrszI7iVZgnPN0toYiqk=; b=FwRX/L5idvjnzU8J29Hgs68TH56OoOxhZVO08xFnSqPq59uDoKFfQBg6i6U4/Cwu/C pscN3TsOFl1mDHCFz1z1JofaUM8gS1YdDT+5+76ONNsDvSlBN+illrcpjx5DTVob2ina 0aofYxtJKsy2g3Rcl8FqWp1zfmTR0+iF0eSi18Z5dHH7ntBYE4nWmARVvQCmV44FDFv9 WufxDWH0aRHp+/ZGjSxsdC0+nWaL2yDNyrz/a/IcUN5fkws7GnuHzbR3Tgtu3+eW62fR WF0A+urKaFR60jv2O0BIU6T6yu2m3HpiOLWB1reXwhzhsgHU8cPHaHMcklx/FJWmGVhI 1nRQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.6.161 with SMTP id c1mr1772536wja.89.1388307229820; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:53:49 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.217.123.69 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:53:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <54B228A1-9362-4CC5-BDC6-C8968A5DDE94@gmail.com> References: <54B228A1-9362-4CC5-BDC6-C8968A5DDE94@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:53:49 -0800 Message-ID: From: Dave Taht To: Rich Brown Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: cerowrt-devel Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] SQM Question #3: How shall we recommend people set their upload/download speeds? X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 08:53:52 -0000 On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Rich Brown wrote= : > QUESTION #3: How shall we recommend people set their upload/download spee= ds? > > Although we have already spent a lot of time on the list batting around w= ays to think about this, it seems to me that there are only two choices for= recommendations, especially given that most people looking at CeroWrt are = in a =93TL;DR=94 mind set: What does TL;DR mean? > 1) If you don=92t have an accurate sense of your actual link speed (e.g.,= you haven=92t done a link speed measurement), you should take your provide= r=92s published specs, knock them down by 15%, and enter those values in th= e SQM Basic Settings tab. [Or should they take an additional 15% off that a= lready reduced value?] 92% on the up, 85% on the down are starting points. > > 2) If you have done measurements of your link speed, you should enter val= ues that are 95% of each direction=92s measured speed. > > Is this the right recommendation? A short rant on the inadaquacy of speedtest and other tests would be nice. Netanalyzr is the closest thing to a good test these days but it requires java and is inaccurate above 20mbit. > > NB: In the Details=85 section, we can recommend ways to measure current l= ink speeds, encourage people to make the measurement during quiet times, li= nk to the =93Quick test for Bufferbloat=94 page, etc. for those who want to= dig further. > _______________________________________________ > Cerowrt-devel mailing list > Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel --=20 Dave T=E4ht Fixing bufferbloat with cerowrt: http://www.teklibre.com/cerowrt/subscribe.= html