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FTP Upload speed

by peterj
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I've got 10 MB broadand with 500kb upload speed yet I can only upload to the server at about 70kb/s.

Any ideas why this is?

I have run speed tests to check my broadband is what it says on the box.

Is it a limited by the server capacity?

I'm using fillezilla and can't find any settings to increase the speed in the software.

Cheers

Pete
#ftp #speed #upload
  • Profile picture of the author raj5
    Hey Pete,

    As far as I know there isn't any settings in filezila that speeds up the upload rate, most likely it is the server that is limiting the upload rate. When I normally upload long videos to my site it takes a while so I don't think its anything to do with your broadband/ internet.
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    • Profile picture of the author Blase
      Upload speed is limited by your computers ability to
      upload.

      Think about everything that is going on.

      What tasks is your computer running that you are not seeing?
      What is the RPM of your hard drive?
      What is your drive interface?
      What is your processor speed?
      What is the architecture of your bus?
      What kind of broadband connection do you have?
      DSL is like token ring, the more people online
      the slower it can be.

      It goes on and on, but 70 kbs is pretty slow.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    It is limited by EVERYTHING! It is the old "chain is only as strong as the weakest link" thing. Bandwidth is only as fast as the slowest bottleneck. If your server has a 1MB/s bandwidth(COMMON), and has 100+ users(COMMON), and ALL try to download/upload at once, your MAXIMUM bandwidth will average to 10KB/s, even if you have a 500PB dataconnection(Such a connection might even be impossible, but you can bet nobody has one).

    BTW EVERYONE up/down loading at once is unlikely, but I think most networks shoot for 10% saturation! If they try to shoot any higher, people complain. If they shoot for less, they may have to raise prices to get the profit they want. So that 10KB/s in my example might be unrealistic, but even a 10% saturation would be 100KB/s!

    BTW * 10bt(OLD standard) is 1MB/s! 100bt(common standard, but still not guaranteed) is 10MB/s, 1000bt(about the fastest you are likely to encounter right now) is 100MB/s.

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  • Profile picture of the author peterj
    Thanks guy's,

    I thought perhaps I was overlooking something.

    I'm with Virgin media in the UK on a fibre optic connection.

    I was on a 2mb connection before and the upload speed I was getting was 30kb/s so at least I'm getting a slightly improved speed, just not as much as I would have expected.


    Pete
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    One more thing. Were you promissed 500kb speed, or 500KB speed? The reason I ask is because 500KB is 500KB. 500kb is approx 50KB-62.5KB. That 70kb, which I assume MEANS 70KB, seems close to 62.5KB.

    The distinction is that B means BYTE, and b means BIT. Historically, about 7-10 bits in a serial connection equal 1 byte. 10BaseT, aka 10bt is 10MB/s twisted pair, or the standard RJ45 system used today for 10 million BITS per second!

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  • Profile picture of the author mikefort
    The other thing (and this is the cynic in me coming out) is that it is a great way for the providers to get you to stum,p up for your own dedicated line. Most consumers are only interested in downloadning videos, MP3's etc and not uploading much stuff. Those who are might be business users therefore they can try and tap you up for more cash?
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    • Profile picture of the author peterj
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      One more thing. Were you promissed 500kb speed, or 500KB speed? The reason I ask is because 500KB is 500KB. 500kb is approx 50KB-62.5KB. That 70kb, which I assume MEANS 70KB, seems close to 62.5KB.

      The distinction is that B means BYTE, and b means BIT. Historically, about 7-10 bits in a serial connection equal 1 byte. 10BaseT, aka 10bt is 10MB/s twisted pair, or the standard RJ45 system used today for 10 million BITS per second!

      Steve
      Steve,

      I never checked when I upgraded, just assumed it would go up accordingly. However just asked them via chat what the upload speed is and they responded 512kb.

      They wrote it with a small kb so I'll have to check by phone, but by what you wrote it sounds about right.

      Cheers

      Originally Posted by mikefort View Post

      The other thing (and this is the cynic in me coming out) is that it is a great way for the providers to get you to stum,p up for your own dedicated line. Most consumers are only interested in downloadning videos, MP3's etc and not uploading much stuff. Those who are might be business users therefore they can try and tap you up for more cash?
      Virgin don't seem to have a business package but they offer up to 50mb broadband.

      So if I got the 50mb I might actually be close to a real 512KB upload speed. :rolleyes:

      Thanks

      Pete
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    • Profile picture of the author peterj
      Thanks Mike,

      That makes me feel better only a bit.

      But better all the same!

      And it does give me some perspective.

      Pete
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