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FTP speed with Magnet?

  • 04-11-2010 6:41pm
    #1
    drumm23
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭


    Folks - not sure if I'm in the right forum but thought I'd give this a shot here;
    I have DSL broadband with Magnet and on Speedtest I reliably get 5Mb download speed; however when I FTP from a 100MB server in the UK the best speed I can get is 600KB/s - never a KB over that. I've tried different FTP software and multiple streams etc but can't ever see over 600. Does anybody know why I'm getting such poor downloads? Any help much appreciated.
    Drumm23.


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  • #2
    Magnet: Rory
    Company Representative Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Magnet: Rory


    drumm23 wrote: »
    Folks - not sure if I'm in the right forum but thought I'd give this a shot here;
    I have DSL broadband with Magnet and on Speedtest I reliably get 5Mb download speed; however when I FTP from a 100MB server in the UK the best speed I can get is 600KB/s - never a KB over that. I've tried different FTP software and multiple streams etc but can't ever see over 600. Does anybody know why I'm getting such poor downloads? Any help much appreciated.
    Drumm23.

    Are you uploading or downloading to the server in the UK? I always thought uploading was the main event with ftp?

    Also are you taking into account that there are 8 bits in a byte?


  • #3
    flamegrill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭flamegrill


    As an aside that looks like limiting on the ftp server itself. 600KB is a very round number.


  • #4
    Magnet: Rory
    Company Representative Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Magnet: Rory


    We also do not throttle any ftp port.

    Would you like for us to help you troubleshoot the issue?


  • #5
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    drumm23 wrote: »
    I have DSL broadband with Magnet and on Speedtest I reliably get 5Mb download speed; however when I FTP from a 100MB server in the UK the best speed I can get is 600KB/s

    600kBps is 4800kbps, which is exactly what you'd get on a 5Mbps broadband connection.


  • #6
    flamegrill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭flamegrill


    jor el wrote: »
    600kBps is 4800kbps, which is exactly what you'd get on a 5Mbps broadband connection.

    LOL .. of course. heh.


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  • #7
    drumm23
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭drumm23


    Many thanks guys - that's exactly it! What an idiot!
    Cheers for the troubleshooting offer Rory but (600 * 8) = the answer!


  • #8
    Magnet: Rory
    Company Representative Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭Magnet: Rory


    Yep the ol 8 bits in a byte issue, it can confuse the best of us.


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