When connecting computers to a local network, many components are involved: twisted-pair cables with connectors on them, switches, network cards in computers and the computers themselves with the software installed on them.
Instructions
Step 1
All of these components can affect the quality of the connection. There is an easy way to test your connection. Run Command Prompt. To do this, go to the Windows Start menu by clicking on the button in the corner of the screen. Then expand the "Standard" section, find in it the shortcut for launching the command line utility and click on the shortcut with the mouse.
Step 2
Enter the command ping [ip-address of the computer on the network] in the line to check the quality of the connection in this area. If you need to check the quality of the Internet connection, after the ping operator, enter the name of the Internet address, for example, mail.ru. More extensive information about the quality of communication is provided by the traceroute [ip-address] command, after entering which the computer sends a request to the site rinotel.ru and displays the following information: the number of moves to your node, their name and IP-address, as well as information about the packet delay …
Step 3
If the LAN connection is unstable, you can check the quality of the twisted pair cable using a special tester. Depending on the device model, you will receive information on cabling diagrams, the nearest available ports, power availability, and other specifications.
Step 4
There are special online services with which you can get complete information about your Internet connection: your external ip-address, number of nodes, speed parameters, etc. As a rule, such services exist even on the Yandex website. Moreover, all information is provided free of charge. Communication quality can also be checked using standard software. If you have a USB modem. Open the program with which you are connecting. Next, click on the "Statistics" tab and view the connection speed at the moment.
