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Subject:	Re: downloading faster
From:	Russ Poffenberger <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:17:29 -0800
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David Teitelbaum <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> When downloading a file from the Internet, is there anyway of knowing which
> site to download from.  In other words which is the fastest for me. I'm
> talking Ping and bandwith.

David,

On UNIX systems, there is a free program called "traceroute" that you can get
(some UNIX systems include it), which will map the hops to a destination, along
with the average latency at each hop. This type of info can help you determine
which sites are "closer".

There is a real nice shareware program for Windows called "ping plotter" which
is a graphical traceroute. Go to http://www.nessoft.com/pingplotter

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