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Originally Posted by rebl
I'm not sure if the tracert really explains this (it could explain the ping/latency I guess) but I did notice something.
I did two tracert tests and a ping with dropbox vs box.com and i noticed that dropbox needs 12 hops and has one request timeout while box.com needs 8 hops and has no timeout.
Strengly enough, both tracert routes pass through some Jan Jose server (dropbox gets to SanJose2.Level3.net and the timout is right after this while box.com to SanJose1.Level3.net)
But I also did a ping and actually the total ping is lower for dropbox (191 vs 194 ms).
Nah, I actually think these interruptions might be some kind of limitation established by the providers (Microsoft and dropbox) to limit the bandwidth usage and/or prevent attacks/abuse. Or maybe they are a technical requirement for the stability of their systems.
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Just out of curiosity, what is your maximum upload speed through your ISP?
This is important to know because as evidenced by the above posters, different types of service provide different speeds for both uploads and downloads.
So was it a glitch in Dropbox or your ISP?
One file per each does not give much data. To be somewhat accurate, do at least 3 files and then average the speed.