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I started noticing some lag while watching YouTube and Twitch and after running ping in background identified that there was some connection drops or slowdowns.
I called my ISP and they are sending a technician to check it out. I would like to show him some fluctuation in my connection reliability and massive drops in speed over like 24 hours or so.
ping google.com -t
Is actually almost enough. I was just thinking maybe there is a bit better tool than thousands of lines of logs? Something that puts them in chart?
I also have a server at work that has pretty stable 1Gbs connection. Is there tools that can help test specific two nodes then both of them are controlled?
don't ping google, your ISP won't care as that covers network segments they don't control. It is best to target their primary DNS server when testing latency. They cover the "first mile" only, which is typically the first hop from the router/modem. – MaQleod – 2016-07-19T15:18:56.970
1You are right but I want to show that of the bandwidth and 24/7 connection I am getting ~80% connection time and ~20% of bandwidth speed that was listed in the contract. The problems are just too big. Also I am paying to browse internet not up to their modem. If they are not capable of service should not have sold it. I may not mentioned it but machine experiencing is connected directly in to the ISPs cable. I just want to give them a chance to fix their problems with some extra information. If Nothing changes I just switch ISPs. – PovilasSid – 2016-07-20T13:16:45.750
2If you read the contract, it will likely say "up to XX speed" to legally cover them for not providing the exact speed. I did support for an ISP for a while, they never guarantee the specified bandwidth. ~20% is really low though, usually they will work to get you to at least ~75% of the bandwidth. Also, make sure you are not just connected to their cable, but to the NID itself, you need to bypass your IW (inside wiring) completely for any of your tests to be considered valid. – MaQleod – 2016-07-20T15:26:50.570
I was surprised to but they do have named. With "to the beast of our ability in context of current traffic" which basically voids the thin. They wired a cable to my apartment. For testing I just pulled out of router I was using to test if that thing got busted but discovered direct connection is fluctuating. – PovilasSid – 2016-07-20T15:41:46.450