Does anyone know of a reliable speedtest site or application that will work with a G4 iBook? I tried using the speedtest site and others as well, but it just doesn't load or work for me. Thanks in advance!
There are a few out there but I don't have the urls right now. Try using Google for a speed test search but add "no flash" and "no java".
speedtest.net
it works on my powerbook
The speed of the computer should have little to no impact on the outcome of the test. Are you on wireless?
speedtest.net
it works on my powerbook
Did you read the first line of the OP's post where he mentioned he had already tried speedtest.net?speedtest.net
it works on my powerbook
True. And yes I am but my other devices that connect via WiFi are much faster(obviously due to them being newer)
I am not sure what kind of wireless is in your iBook, but lets say it is G wireless- that would slow you down if you are on an N network, which might be the cause of the low results. Also, unless you have a dual-band router, it will slow down everything else using the network at the same time.
wget --output-document=/dev/null http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test500.zip
curl -o /dev/null http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test500.zip