| If you are in a quandry over how to test the | | | | ports on your computer detecting potential |
| performance of your computer network you're in luck. | | | | vulnerabilities. |
| A little research lead me to an amazing set of tools | | | | Note: Some firewalls might log a potential attack from |
| online availabe to everyone as a free service. You | | | | their server if you choose to test the security of your |
| can pretty much measure or analyze anything | | | | system since they are testing for vulnerabilities. |
| broadband related with the tools provided via the online | | | | * SG Speed Test |
| techie community forum at SpeedGuide.net. Whatever | | | | A quick download speed test to estimate your |
| it is you need to look at.....performance or design | | | | connection speed at the time. |
| related.....you can get it done with the free SpeedGuide | | | | * SG Network Tools |
| tools. Nice little resource you should take advantage of. | | | | The SG Network tools section includes many common |
| Here's a list of what they have available to you: | | | | network tools such as PING, TRACEROUTE, WHOIS, |
| * SG TCP/IP Analyzer | | | | etc. |
| The SpeedGuide TCP/IP Analyzer is a program | | | | * SG Bits/Bytes Conversion Calculator |
| designed to display your Internet connection | | | | The Bits/Bytes calculator is a useful tool for quickly |
| parameters, extracted directly from TCP packets sent | | | | converting bits/bytes, etc. It takes into consideration the |
| by your browser to their server. The Analyzer | | | | different conventons while calculating data |
| program then displays recommendations based on the | | | | communication rates and storage space. |
| settings extracted from the headers of those packets. | | | | * SG RWIN/BDP Calculator |
| * SG TCP Optimizer | | | | The RWIN/BDP calculator can be used to estimate |
| The TCP Optimizer is a free Windows program | | | | TCP Window values, based on the Bandwidth |
| designed to help optimize your Internet connection. The | | | | *Delay Product (BDP for short). |
| program makes it easy to find the best MaxMTU | | | | It can also calculate maximum bandwidth based on |
| value, test latency and tweak the important Registry | | | | RWIN and latency values, and perform a number of |
| Parameters. The Optimizer can be helpful with tuning | | | | different conversions as well. |
| any Internet connection type, from dialup to Gigabit+ :) | | | | Drop in at SpeedGuide.net and test out (no pun |
| If you need help with the program, check the TCP | | | | intended) these tools. At the very least you may learn |
| Optimizer Documentation, read their broadband | | | | something about your current system needs or |
| tweaking articles and the related FAQs, and/or visit | | | | performance. While you're there I suggest you also |
| their Forums. | | | | check out their community forum. Great place to ask |
| * SG Security Scanner | | | | questions and get answers for whatever broadband |
| The SpeedGuide.net Security Scanner audits certain | | | | issues you may have. |