Tim wrote: > There are throttling options for proxy servers, like Squid, so you could > try browsing through it (when throttled) to see a slower network > response. But that's not really a true test, slow networks have latency > issues, too, not just slower throughput. You could have a look at http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netem#Emulating_wide_area_network_delays which tells you how to emulate all sorts of networking problems with a filter built right into the Fedora kernel and a one-line root command. (This came in really handy demonstrating why a UK-based website with lots of reasonably small graphics was slow when Australians were looking at it…) Tip: don’t forget to replace eth0 with whatever your network device is called these days. Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail: james@ | They say that every cloud has a silver lining, which must aprilcottage.co.uk | be a bit alarming for airline pilots... | -- “I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue”, BBC Radio 4 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
