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authoronefang2020-01-02 17:24:45 +1000
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Note about the server that's running the tests being extra speedy.
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79It does this by measuring the reported speeds from the curl commands that actually download files.   79It does this by measuring the reported speeds from the curl commands that actually download files.  
80Since apt-panopticon is trying hard to download everything from all mirrors all at the same time, this guess will be low.   80Since apt-panopticon is trying hard to download everything from all mirrors all at the same time, this guess will be low.  
81Also, the computer running the apt-panopticon might have a network connection that is busy with other things.   81Also, the computer running the apt-panopticon might have a network connection that is busy with other things.  
82Not to mention that obviously if the computer this is running on is one of the mirrors, it might get a wildly exaggerated speed,
83not haaving to go through the rest of the Internet tends to help.  
82Finally, the tested mirror may have a bigger network connection than the computer running the test, so wont show it's true maximum.   84Finally, the tested mirror may have a bigger network connection than the computer running the test, so wont show it's true maximum.  
83So take this speed measurement with a grain of salt, it's more of an indication, the <a href="../apt-panopticon_cgp/index.php">full graphs</a> might be useful. 85So take this speed measurement with a grain of salt, it's more of an indication, the <a href="../apt-panopticon_cgp/index.php">full graphs</a> might be useful.
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