[thelist] Testing my server for being slow

[Alan McCoy]

> http://www.computingcentral.com/  Under "Quick Links" a bit to the right
> and down.
>
> Cheryl wrote:
> >
> > Hey, not to long ago I saw a link for testing the speed of my
> hosting company?

If I'm not mistaken, this link checks the speed of YOUR net connection, not
your web hosting company's connection. Unless, of course, your web hosting
company is also your ISP. Not sure about how to check the speed of the
hosting company. Would a simple ping to their IP do it?

Alan McCoy
a.r.mccoy at larc.nasa.gov

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