Checking internet connection

[ubuntu at rio.vg]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I find that my internet connection is very slow. I speed test my
> conection and it comes out at ~170 kilo bytes per second, which sits
> well with a 1.5 MBS line. When I ping google, I have about 80% packet
> loss, and the packets take 200-300 ms.

Type 'traceroute www.google.com' on the command line, or 'mtr
www.google.com' if you have mtr installed.

Run traceroute a few times and you should be able to tell where the
problem begins...