skillmopa.blogg.se - Internet speed test by google

This approach lets you know about how your Internet connection is performing intra-network within your ISP, but it does not necessarily reflect the full experience of using the Internet, which almost always involves using inter-network connections (connections between networks) to access content and services that are hosted somewhere outside of your ISP.

If the server is located within your Internet Service Provider’s (ISP’s) own network (also known as the “last mile”), this is referred to as an “on-net” measurement. The location of these two points is important in terms of understanding the results of a given test.

server: This is the computer on the Internet to which the client connects to complete the test.Ī test generates data between the client and the server, and measures performance between these two points.

client: This is the software that runs on the user’s machine and shows the user their speed results.

Differences in the location of testing servers