New FTTC install, but how do I check line stats.

[ChickenHawk]

Hi Everyone, just migrated over from O2 (For Comparison with them I was getting 6Mbps throughput down off about 8Mbps sync on an ADSL2+ line).  I'm looking to compare this to my new FTTC connection.  The OR Engineer said he was getting 40Mbps sync with his equipment, I'm trying to run a few speetests but its looking like they may not be ready for the tech (Thinkbroadband gives me 9 down, Speedtest.net gives me 25ish down, BT 32Mbps)...

I was hoping to compare this to my sync rate but I can't work out how to find this... Is there an IP address for the Modem or somewhere else I can pull it from?

[Rik]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

As far as we know, and very few of us have seen one yet, the BT supplied modems are not giving up many secrets, we'll not have the luxury of checking things like sync speed in the future. Trust the BT speed test, we know for certain that it works correctly with fibre.

[Ray]

 

[Bill]

As far as we know, and very few of us have seen one yet, the BT supplied modems are not giving up many secrets, we'll not have the luxury of checking things like sync speed in the future.

It would seem from a post over in tbb:

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/general/t/3883301-how-fast-is-your-bt-based-fttc.html

that sync information is available from the WAN side... maybe something for IDNet to consider?

[sof2er]

There's a few things I discovered, run a speedtest over a wired connection to the modem.

Unplug your router, put your RJ45 Ethernet cable into the modem instead, make a connection from your PC over PPPOE

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Create-a-PPPoE-connection-to-the-Internet

And put your username and password, then run a speedtest.

I've noticed that going via modem to router and router to PC gives me about 4 to 5 less mbit than directly connecting my pc to modem and making a PPPOE connection via PC. Unfortunately this isn't permanent solution, but I guess the WGR614 router is a very bad one to cause such speed loss..

Also if that doesn't help any of your speeds, try another ethernet cable.

[Bill]

I've noticed that going via modem to router and router to PC gives me about 4 to 5 less mbit than directly connecting my pc to modem and making a PPPOE connection via PC. Unfortunately this isn't permanent solution, but I guess the WGR614 router is a very bad one to cause such speed loss..

Hmm, interesting.

Looking at the WGR614 spec it has 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports, so maybe the processor isn't all that fast and is struggling a bit with fibre speeds that are a significant proportion of that. Just a guess

I'll probably be going for an Airport Extreme, that's got gigabit ports so hopefully won't have the same problem

[ChickenHawk]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

As far as we know, and very few of us have seen one yet, the BT supplied modems are not giving up many secrets, we'll not have the luxury of checking things like sync speed in the future. Trust the BT speed test, we know for certain that it works correctly with fibre.

Thanks for the welcome 

Darn.  Was just hoping to compare Sync with Throughput, but oh well...  33Mbps is 10 better than the Pre Order predicted, guess I should just be happy instead of greedy.

[Rik]

We all want that bit more.

[Simon]

[Steve]