Speed of connection?

[Bulldog VII]

Morning all

I was wondering how I discover at what speed my imac connects to the internet at?

When I had a PC it was no problem, but the imac just plugged into my broadband straight from the box without the need to install any software

Anyone have any ideas??

Thanks

 

[janey]

are you saying you're surprised because you didn't install any software? If so, welcome to the world of Macs, less software to install to do the same thing..yup...

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ is my favorite, but you need to be located to one of those servers. otherwise try http://broadbandreports.com/stest

 

[mad jew]

Apparently faster connections don't give very accurate results on those speed testing sites 'cause the browser's implementation of Java becomes the limiting factor. Maybe download a large file from a reputable server such as Apple's or your ISP's and see what the speed is there.

 

[Bulldog VII]

Thanks for the info

I managed to find the speed out by typing in the IP address of my service provider

Thanks for your help