To: All Volunteeres
for ACNS Wireless Test on Thursday, February 7th , 2008
1) If you intend to participate
in the test, and have not yet RSVPed,
please do so. We really need
to have 100 or so testers in order to
adequately measure performance of
the wireless systems.
2)
We will conduct several separate tests during the allotted time. One
of
the tests uses a Java
applet to measure your actual broadband performance.
This requires that your computer
have a Java virtual machine installed.
In order to avoid delay during
our brief testing time, please be sure you
have a Java VM installed prior to
the test. To install Java, simply visit
http://java.com and follow the simple
instructions.
Once you have installed the Java virtual machine, please
visit
http://speedtest.wireless.msu.edu:8080 . The test applet will load
automatically. Note that you
will need to run as a user with Administrator
privileges in order to install Java
and the applet. Note also that Windows
Vista will issue a few warnings
asking for your permission during the applet
installation.
Please run the test at least
once in your environment so we don’t spend
time debugging installation issues
during our testing period.
Just a reminder, the test will take place at
Computer Center Auditorium
(on
the fourth floor in room 402) on Thursday, February 7th , 2008, from 8:30
to
10:00 AM. Donuts,
pastries, coffee, and juice will be served!
Thank you for your assistance in conducting this important test.
Lih-Er Wey
Wireless
Project Coordinator
Network Management
Academic Computing & Network
Services
Michigan State University
