Upload/Download speed test

[WyldGynjer]

I need to make sure that my users are able to upload and download files to our server, i also need to know how much time it takes them to do this - is there a test out there that I can use that will tell me if the user is able to do this?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If their browser can handle a standard form (which I believe most browsers around today can), they will be able to upload. No activeX controls or Javascript are needed - the bulk of the work is done by your server.

Hope this helps,
Dan


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[WyldGynjer]

I don't totally follow you - just because they have a form - how does that prove they can upload?

 

[BabyJeffy]

To clarify - you would use a form to submit the file that the user wants to upload to the server. Have you ever used Hotmail or Yahoo to upload a file attachment to an email? It's just like that... you locate the file to send, and then click the submit button which sends the form to the server. It's up to the server how it handles the contents of the form that is sent to it.

This is a very common technique to manage uploading of files to a server from a (non technical) user using a web browser.

Jeff

 

[WyldGynjer]

Thank you for that clarification BabyJeffy. I didn't realize that was what he was talking about.

I'm still in search of a test that's out there to tell me how long it takes a user to upload and download from our server to their PC. I've found many bandwidth tests out there - but they are from someone else's server to the user's PC...and don't tell me a time.

So if anyone knows of anything like this - I'd really like to hear about them.

I'm going to probably resort to writing my own test...but why re-invent when it's already been done!

 

[BabyJeffy]

Please answer the following questions - they will really help us identify what resources you are using, and it will probably help you better understand your own request:

1) How are the users going to upload to your server? (what software are they going to use, what operating system are they going to use)

2) How are the users going to download from your server? (what software are they going to use, what operating system are they going to use)

3) What software are you running on the server that they will upload to? (what server software, what operating system, is java available)

4) When you say upload and download... what do you mean? (ftp, web page uploading/downloading, p2p, generic file transfer over TCPIP)

As you can see... there are a lot of things that you need to tell us first. Based on (some) of the answers to the questions above, I bet someone will be able to provide some links or suggestions.

Cheers,
Jeff

 

[WyldGynjer]

Thanks Jeff. To answer your questions....

1 & 2) I actually need to write something that allows them to upload and download the files and time how long it takes to do it. So the software that they use - isn't created yet. I have to write something to do this - I need to use a java applet and do it with out an applet. The OS they have will vary - could be any Microsoft or Mac OS. But the server has Windows Server 2003.

3) My intent was to just have them copy the file to a folder on my server - do I have to have some special application? I thought I could just write a file to a place on my server. The OS is Windows Server 2003...and yes there is java.

4) It's not FTP - it's not web page downloading...I don't konw what P2P is or generic file transfer...so...all I'm wanting to do is take one file from someone's PC and put it on my server, and then take that same file and put it back on their PC. The purpose is to time how long it takes to do this within an applet vs not in an applet.

Does that clarify my question more? I'm not a very technical person - and so I sometimes have a hard time articulating what I need...so please bear with me and thank you so much for your input!

 

[WyldGynjer]

Oh yeah the web server is Tomcat