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Calculating internet speed Visual basic 2010

I'm just starting out with VB so bear with me. :) Just for giggles and fun I decided to make a program that shows network speed. Well.. using system.net.networkinformation I seem to have at least gotten the speed of the network card. Which is fine.

I would like to take it one step further and, if at all possible (Especially considering my VB Noob status) show my current speed that I am enjoying from my provider. No particular reason, just want to see if I can do it or at the very least get a feel for what is required.

Thank you.

Dave Baldwin

Getting the actual speed of a connection requires programs at both ends. If your ISP has a web page that you can connect to, you can measure the time it takes from your request until the entire file is received and do the arithmetic. Network connections seldom run at their rated speed because of overhead and other traffic that shares the network.

thirtywinter

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Sounds logical. ok.. in that case, is it possible to get the actual speed that my network port is transmitting at at any give time? Like my port has X bandwidth, but is currently sending at Y and receiving at Z?

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thirtywinter

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Gotcha! Well, that concludes that it looks like.

Thank you for your input. :)