Broadband monitoring

googler

Is there any software or gadgets that I could use for monitoring my broadband connection, speed, etc on an ongoing, 24/7 basis?

There's times when it slows to a crawl, and whilst I'd love to do a speedtest from speedtest.org or similar, when it goes slow, I can't even open their site, never mind carry out a test. By the time I can get onto the speedtest site, things are back to normal, and there's little point running the test.

kwikbreaks

JD'a auto speedtester - http://www.gmwsoftware.co.uk/

You'll need to run a PC 24x7 if you want to monitor 24x7.

If your IP is fairly static you may want to try http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ping/monitors.html which needs your router to be on and set to respond to pings. It will not give direct speed results though and needs some interpretation.

Dave_C_2

I use Networx to monitor my broadband. There is an option to have a mini-graph in the system tray which gives real-time download speeds.

Download here

Dave

yangptangkipperbang

kwikbreaks wrote: »

JD'a auto speedtester - http://www.gmwsoftware.co.uk/

Brilliant piece of software !

Guardsman

Does it just go slow at peak times ?