23 Dec
2011
23 Dec
'11
7:45 a.m.
They are very useful for like-for-like comparison, for an indication of where your minimum performance levels are probably at, for a quick check that things are working properly and as expected. To determine the exact max effective speed? To test qos policies? To determine whether you are meeting SLA's? Not so much. Joe Leigh Porter wrote:
They are completely unreliable and not to be trusted except for an occasional general indication of speed.