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[canon]

I'm with Metronet and generally use their proxy server (for filtering, faster web pages etc). There have been occasions in the past when the server has gone on a 'go slow', indicated by slow web page loading and in particular with a speed test (should be quicker via proxy).
In the last couple of days I've reported a go-slow problem via the MN/PN forum.
However, it turns out that some web speed measuring pages are giving the wrong results.
Both the PlusNet one http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/ and the BBMax one http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/ give very low results when using the proxy. In fact the PN test page times out and wont open when the proxy is off. These 2 seem to use similar 'engines'.
NB. checked on Firefox & IE, same results.
Thinkbroadband http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html gives what appear to be correct results, checked by downloading a test file.

Any ideas about this anyone, is it the latest version of Java messing it up .....?
Terry.

[guest]

What proxy are you referring to? As far as I am aware the Metronet proxy that they ran prior to being bought by Plusnet is dead and gone - well the way it operated certainly is.

I joined Metronet 8 days before Plusnet bought them. What a "Doh!" moment that was

[canon]

No, The MN proxy is alive and well (most of the time) and they seem keen to keep it maintained.
I was involved in someone else going with MN just a few months ago and the proxy was set up with their account too.
It's proxy.metronet.co.uk - port 80
Terry.

[guest]

Errm I would be willing to bet cash that the Metronet proxy is not the same as it was when Metronet were an independent company.

Really.

[canon]

Maybe, but what about the speed test web sites, 2 don't work properly and one does?

[kitz]

PN liked the proxy idea and apparently injected more cash into it, I believe its also available for PN users too if they wish to use it.

As regards to the different speed thingy.   
I dont know for sure, but what may well have something to do with it - is afaik that both the PN tester and the BBMax one use port 80.

The AG speed tester uses port 8095 - although you can force it to use port 80 by ticking the check box.

Why it should be slower for http traffic though I dont know - if anything youd expect non-standard ports to perform slower than http traffic.