This is my fourth geeky post during my “Impulsive Travelling 2012: Spain & Germany”. I have been running a session of PathTest whenever I have WIFI connection. Please remember to follow this blog if you are interested to see the geeky side of my latest trip =)
The main reason to go to Algeciras was either taking a ferry to visit Tangier or walking across the border to see a piece of rock (Gibraltar) that is still occupied by the British. At the end, I opt for the easier to route visit. At 28.8 euro per night, I stay in a hotel is only 6 minutes short walk from main train station and it has incredible view of busy Algeciras port.

PathTest (TM) v.4.6.0 build 4639 Copyright (c) 2011, AppNeta Inc. All Rights Reserved. Testing to 66.220.153.70 ... Done! Test Settings: ------------- Protocol: ICMP Direction: bidirectional (outbound and inbound simultaneously) Duration: 5 seconds Socket buffer: 373760 bytes (365K) Info: ---- Client ------ Local IP: 192.168.1.89 Remote IP: 66.220.153.70 Default RX buffer: 8 KB Actual RX buffer: 365 KB Default TX buffer: 8 KB Actual TX buffer: 365 KB MTU: 1500 Results: ------- Sent 16.413 MBytes -->------>------>------>------>------>------>------>------> 10942 packets | 5.000286 seconds | Total = 6.378 Mbps | Each way = 3.189 Mbps | | Received V 2.061 MBytes <------<------<------<------<------<------<------<------<-- 1374 packets 5.170296 seconds Like PathTest? Then check out trypathview.com. It provides even more key network performance metrics (without flooding!) enabling continuous testing of end-to-end network performance without impacting your production traffic.

