FidoNet Internet Speed Checker and troubleshooting
FidoNet internet Speed test
Click on the “Go” button below on the Ookla Speed Checker to see the broadband speed of your FidoNet broadband connection.
Details on how to troubleshoot issues with your FidoNet broadband can be found below the Ookla Speed checker widget.
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How to troubleshoot FidoNet broadband performance problems
Before you begin troubleshooting the speed of your FidoNet internet connection, we suggest that you perform a FidoNet Internet Speed Test to benchmark your current internet speed.
Also find out the guaranteed minimum download speed that you have subscribed to from FidoNet.
You can find this info by checking a FidoNet broadband bill, your FidoNet contract or by contacting FidoNet.
Common causes of FidoNet’s slow internet performance
Is it your FidoNet internet connection that is running slow or could it be your device (PC/laptop/phone)?
You may need to consider how many applications are running on your device.
The performance issue may be due to the over-utilization of your system resources i.e RAM/memory/CPU and as opposed to an issue with FidoNet’s broadband connection.
If you’re on a laptop then you can use the task manager to see your Processor and RAM utilization.
On other device, you should try restarting the device which hopefully will shutdown all applications that may have been hogging your systems resources.
Run the FidoNet Speedtest on your computer and your mobile phone to see how the results differ between the two devices.
This should hopefully provide you with more info to help determine whether the issue is with your PC/Smartphone or the FidoNet broadband connection.
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Is your wireless the cause of the slowness?
The cause of the performance problem could be your Wifi network as opposed to the FidoNet broadband internet connection.
You can rule out the wireless by connecting your PC directly to the FidoNet broadband router with a network cable and run the FidoNet Speedtest again.
If the speed is better when you are connected via a network cable, this suggests that the issue may be with your Wi-Fi network.
A few other things to investigate:
- Are the Wireless channels that you’re using for your Wifi network network (SSID) overlapping with the neighbors?
- Is your Wi-Fi network signal from the broadband router obstructed?
- Does the speed get better when your are stood right in-front of the FidoNet internet router?
Who is connected to my Wifi network?
Have you checked that your Wifi network password has not been shared? Do you have an open wireless network? How complex is your Wi-Fi network password? It could be time to change it.
Others could be using your Wi-Fi network and eating up all your FidoNet bandwidth by downloading, uploading or even streaming music or videos over your FidoNet internet connection! Worse than that, they may be conducting illegal activities over your FidoNet internet connection.
There are 3 applications to use to analyze your Wifi network to check who’s connected:
- Microsoft Windows users can use Wireless network watcher
- IOS users can use whoFi (who is on my Wifi)
- WiFi scanning application WiFi Analyzer
The above apps analyse your wireless network and produce a list of the devices connected.
Should I get a Wi-Fi network booster for my FidoNet broadband?
You may find that there are wireless black spots in your home, a wireless network extender aka a wireless Booster is the best fix to increase your wireless signal to cover any coverage gaps.
The Wifi booster simply picks up the existing wireless network signal just as it is starting to become weaker and re-transmits the Wifi signal to extend it’s coverage.
Position the wireless booster near where your wireless network signal from your FidoNet broadband router is starting to become weaker.
Place it approximately where your wireless network signal is dropping down to 2 signal bars. Walk around your home with a smartphone to determine where this is.
When did you last upgrade the FidoNet internet router?
The FidoNet and broadband infrastructure, in general, are frequently updated to support new features and improve reliability as technology evolves. Ensure that your FidoNet broadband internet router is running the latest software.
The majority of FidoNet broadband routers will allow you to perform the software upgrade by logging into the FidoNet broadband router and simply clicking a button to do the update.
If you can’t do this, contact FidoNet and they will do this for you or alternatively, guide you through performing the upgrade yourself.
In addition to updating the software, if you have had hardware for a long time, it may be worth speaking to FidoNet to ask for a hardware upgrade.
Is the problem external to your home (at the exchange)?
This is probably the most likely cause for FidoNet broadband performance problems in your area and it’s more common for internet broadband connections that are delivered using phone lines.
If you are not sure if this is applicable to you, you should contact FidoNet who should be able to conduct the relevant line tests to see if there is a issue on the FidoNet internet line.
Is the performance issue due to FidoNet broadband congestion?
If you’re finding that the FidoNet internet connection speed in your area is slows down during certain periods e.g over weekends and evenings, it may be due to congestion during peak hours.
You should speak to FidoNet to check your guaranteed speed.
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Re-testing your FidoNet internet connection
After the problem has been fixed either by yourself or FidoNet, re-test your broadband connection using at least two separate Speedtests to ensure the fault is resolved: