Well it will because it's (multi threaded,) but i did a tap 3 test and got near/closer to max throughput, (but again multi threaded) but the POS web page would only display some tomcat Apache error so another bit of BT that doesn't f'nng work So another waste of time changing log on credentials and DNS server IP's in order to run a test that is unable to display results

Edited by tommy45 (Mon 06-Apr-15 22:43:08)

IE 11. I think I also use IE 11 on the Vista machine - just switched it on to check. The Vista machine is IE 9.

I'm sure I've done many OK tests on this one until G.INP recently. I have a new laptop coming soon with 8.1 on it, so we'll see how that gets on. This one has been getting dodgier and dodgier in several ways for weeks.

Have you found others with the same problem, or just thee and me?

Whatever, it isn't Plusnet causing the pattern in my case, which is why I told told tommy about it.

Edited by RobertoS (Mon 06-Apr-15 22:55:29)

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

In reply to a post by Andrue:

You don't run a mail server, then?

I run a mail server on a dynamic address - no need for RDNS, so not a compelling reason, no.

No, I send via my company SMTP Service.

Running a mail server is a niche activity for a "residential" user - it's not something the vast majority of normal residential users would do.

I've seen others with test results showing the bursts higher than it should be physically possible. When this happens to me, my CPU usage goes crazy so I was suspecting an issue with Flash/Chrome/the actual applet.

I do also get inconsistent test results - if I run it 5 times in a row, I'll get one or two with strange looking throughout. I kind of also put this down to the above.

Is that using an ISP in the Czech Republic?

Strange results with speeds well above what is possible (100Mbps on a 20Mbps line) used often to be associated with Kaspersky. That was a few years ago, though; there don't seem to be any issues now. Some put it down to odd interactions between Kaspersky buffering to get enough data to do a reliable check on and the way the tester worked. It didn't seem to have any effect on real internet traffic.

Still, worth trying with firewall and antivirus (temporarily) switched off to see if it makes any difference.

This is with OSX and a brand new iMac. Same thing appears on an older Windows machine though (even with AV disabled).

Nope, Plusnet FTTP connection.

That brings a whole new range of what is physically possible.

And it's a trial.