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Dan-O · The Gates of Troy Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 1638

Hi All,
I am looking for a way to dramatically increase my upload speed to my ftp. My cable ISP has a 7mb download and a 5 upload, yet, all I can get is 56k when using my FTP Commander and Firefox. I called my ISP and they were no help.

Can you? Laugh

Thanks!

Dan

Frank F · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

I use CuteFTP Pro.

So you believe the hype of cable speed? Do a speed check and you might find a lot of inconsistency and find the truth behind the hype. If you were using FIOS I might believe that kind of speed, but not on cable as you share your connection with neighbors.

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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

I'm using FileZilla and cable. I get 3mbps uploads. This week a 250mb file took about 15 minutes to upload.

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

You may have a fast pipe here, but don't forget the overall performance is dependent upon the receiving end, too. If the FTP server is in Bangalore, you may have other network conditions along the way that prevent speeds you'd like.
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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject:

thread (sort of) jack ...

i'm glad this has come up. i am currently using ws-ftp .. and am not particularly happy. any suggestions on (free) ftp applications?
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bobsouer · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:

Todd,

If you use Firefox as your browser, the FireFTP plug-in is simple to use and well done.
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steveanthony · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

Another vote for FileZilla.

Dan-O · The Gates of Troy Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 1638

But, as I stated above, File Zilla is one of the programs I use. Why are you guys getting huge upload speed and I am stuck at 56k? Rolls Eyes

This happens on every server I send files, too.

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject:

As Frank said, you may not be getting good upload speeds. Check your upload rate at http://www.my-speedtest.com/ or some other such internet based speed testing site.
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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

What Frank and Jeff said,
Your ISP may be slow based on traffic.
Your ethernet card in the computer should be a fast one.
Are you uploading to your host company or another?
How about your modem and connection?
You might check to make sure your system is not using a 56k onboard modem.
www.speedtest.net has multiple sites to check speed based on your geolocation.

Lizden · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

.net domains are always slower than .coms

No, I'm kidding. I just did a search for the speed test I listed, I have no experience with the reliability of it. The problem with these tests is that you don't know where THEY are. You'll want to find a speed test as close to you as possible for the most accurate reporting.
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Dan-O · The Gates of Troy Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 1638

Well, the speed test revealed a 5mb download and a 500k upload. (Very different from what I was told from the cable co.) But, even so, there are 440Kbps missing from my transfers.

Side note: I am only a half mile from the cable co. servers. I have never really noticed a slow down.

Lizden · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:

Well, then that would be the Speedtest.NET results of:
Download Speed: 6592 kbps
Upload Speed: 1917 kbps
the server used is less than 20 miles away.

Still not sure if those numbers are good/bad/indifferent

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mcm · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

Liz, those speeds are pretty darn fast. And a lot faster than what I get even after getting an upgrade from Verizon.

Me want.