How to test bandwidth speed?

[nyrblue35]

No idea why but whatever browser i use i cannot get to speakeasy or speedtest.net to test my wifi connection in my house. Im running 1.6 java on snow leopard 10.6.8. Anyone have any idea why these sites don't load or what else can be done?

Thanks.

 

[Prodo123]

Download Adobe Flash Player 11.

 

[nyrblue35]

Download Adobe Flash Player 11.

wish that worked but no luck. i installed it and tried safari and chrome afterwards. its not that the page is loading and i cant view the page. it just doesn't go to the site at all. just takes forever and never loads.

 

[bobcan]

This one works well here, don't know if it may be 'area specific' though..

http://www.speedtest.net/

 

[gr8tfly]

dslreports.com has Flash and Java speed tests. Both work with current Flash and Java versions in Lion.

 

[GGJstudios]

This one works well here, don't know if it may be 'area specific' though..

http://www.speedtest.net/

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No idea why but whatever browser i use i cannot get to speakeasy or speedtest.net to test my wifi connection in my house. Im running 1.6 java on snow leopard 10.6.8. Anyone have any idea why these sites don't load or what else can be done?

OP, do you have any ad-blockers installed? What DNS servers are you using in your Mac and your router?

 

[MarkMS]

Can you go to other sites like yahoo.com or cnn.com with no problem? Might be a DNS issue.

 

[GuitarG20]

try flushing your dns: terminal>

dscacheutil -flushcache

 

[nyrblue35]

ok i tried flushing the dns to no avail. I can now at least rule out my home router since i am now trying this at work on an unfiltered guest wireless. Same thing, the page doesn't load. I have no problems with any other sites. This is a strange one indeed. 😕

 

[MarkMS]

ok i tried flushing the dns to no avail. I can now at least rule out my home router since i am now trying this at work on an unfiltered guest wireless. Same thing, the page doesn't load. I have no problems with any other sites. This is a strange one indeed. 😕

Then it must be something with the browser. Are you running any plugins like adblock or flashblock? Have you tried bandwidthplace.com? It's flash-based too, just in case it doesn't work.

 

[nyrblue35]

Then it must be something with the browser. Are you running any plugins like adblock or flashblock? Have you tried bandwidthplace.com? It's flash-based too, just in case it doesn't work.

nope, no ad or flash blockers on either chrome or safari. That site you posted works fine in either browser so im really baffled. Thanks.

 

[GuitarG20]

nope, no ad or flash blockers on either chrome or safari. That site you posted works fine in either browser so im really baffled. Thanks.

Going out on a limb, but is it possible that your ISP blocked speedtest.net? have you tried on another computer on the same network?

 

[nyrblue35]

Going out on a limb, but is it possible that your ISP blocked speedtest.net? have you tried on another computer on the same network?

Yes that was the first thing I tried. Sorry I should have mentioned that it works fine on my Windows 7 desktop @ home which is connected directly to my router.

 

[GuitarG20]

have you done a direct connection w/ the MBP? to test and see if that works...

EDIT: i see you've tried it on multiple wireless networks? Have you tried on a wired one? maybe it's something to do with network settings...

 

[GGJstudios]

have you done a direct connection w/ the MBP? to test and see if that works...

It's obviously a problem with the MBP, since the problem exists on multiple networks.

I can now at least rule out my home router since i am now trying this at work on an unfiltered guest wireless. Same thing, the page doesn't load.

 

[nyrblue35]

It's obviously a problem with the MBP, since the problem exists on multiple networks.

Exactly. Unfortunately I dont have a windows laptop @ home to test. Just a few windows desktops which are hardwired.