Tech Tip: Speedtest by Ookla

When you find your device struggling to load a webpage, download a document, or pull up your email, you might want to check your conncetion to the internet, whether you’re using wifi or a wired connection. With Speedtest by Ookla, you can determine Internet Provider address, the nearest server provider, how you’re connected to the internet, and most importantly, your ping, upload, and download speeds.

With this information, you can quickly and easily determine the impact the internet is having on your work at the click of a single ‘GO’ button. Simply search internet speedtest, or Ookla, and it should be the first result in any webpage search engine. Try it out here, at

 https://www.speedtest.net/

 

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MLIS grad student and GA with the iSchool Help Desk

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