After a double upgrade of both my internet package (from 75Mbps to 200Mbps) and my router (from a modem/router Netgear C3000–100NAS to a dedicated router NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 5), all my connected devices benefited from a faster internet.
All but my primary workstation: an Ubuntu laptop :(
No matter what, it was only going at around 10Mbps-ish:
$ speedtest
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration…
Testing from Comcast Cable (24.4.128.113)…
Retrieving speedtest.net server list…
Selecting best server based on ping…
Hosted by KamaTera INC (Santa Clara, CA) [11.95 km]: 17.165 ms
Testing download speed ……………………………….
Download: 11.71 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed ……………………………………
Upload: 2.41 Mbit/s…
Arjuna Del Toso
Engineering Leader, former Facebook and Instagram SWE, founder, and employee #1 at successful startups. I’ve learned a few things along the way. I love pizza.
