Procedures
Submitted by Jerr on Sat, 2006-07-08 14:32.
- Connect the laptop computer to the router via the category 5 patch cable
- Turn on the computer and make sure the connection works
- Open up Mozilla
- Go to a web site (e.g. Yahoo.com or google.com)
- Write down the website URL and time taken for the amount of KB downloaded
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 three times
- Go to Bandwidthplace.com and take the Speed Test
- Write down the results
- Repeat steps 7 and 8 three times
- Go to Toast.net and run the "All Tests" from the Toast.Net free server
- Write down the amount of bytes loaded, the time it took, and the throughput
- Repeat steps 10 and 11 three times
- Turn off the computer
- Disconnect the patch cable
- If you can, try to move back 10 feet (if you are already very close to the router)
- Put in the wireless PCIMCIA network card into the computer
- Clean the browser's Cache
- Repeat steps 2 through 12