Internet Cable Speed

Does the number of computers affect an internet speed test?

We have 8Mbps Broadband coming into our office, with 4 computers using that connection. If I do a speed test on ONE of the computers does it tell me what connection speed THAT computer is receiving or what the whole network is receiving? Cheers, Rich

Public Comments

1. No it doesn't . when you checking internet speed you send a ICMP packet form your computer to server through gateway. it,s check the internet speed from internal router or switch to server. it will you the correct internet speed which you areexperience. This is some good site to check the internet speed - http://www.speedtest.net/ Using this URL you can check whether there are any internet drops in your connection http://www.pingtest.net/
2. Doing a speedtest on one of the computers while all the other computers are idle (or even better turned off) will likely tell you the true speed of your connection. Keep in mind that the likely minimum speed of your connection on wireless or hard-wired is over 8 Mbps (slowest would be 10 Mbps) so any computer will be able to use all the 8 Mbps if available. You'll probably find when testing on speedtest.net that you don't actually get to 8Mbps but to something close. If you're not getting close and you're on wireless, try using a hard-wire at least to test to see if you get close to 8. If you still don't get close to 8, you're not getting 8. :)