[Update 2018-May-06: This still works as described. It's not abandon, it's just perfect. :) ]

This utility tests the speed of local Cygwin mirrors, to determine which will be fastest for you to use.

It first checks for latency. Anything too slow it will skip.

It then tests for throughput by downloading a file (setup.ini from the Cygwin mirror being tested)

*** INSTALLATION ***

Installation is simple. Download the perl script, and run it.

This script will run on almost any Unix machine, or on Windows machines with Cygwin installed.

The only requirements are:
Executables: perl, wget, sed
standard shell commands: cat, grep, cut, sort, uniq)
Perl modules: Time::HiRes, Net::Ping

If you are using Cygwin, you may need to install perl, wget, and sed. The rest will already be there.

If you are using another Unix, you may need to install wget and perl with your package manager, and the Perl modules with the cpan program (bundled with Perl).

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  • cygwin
  • mirror
  • speed
  • test

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  • Thanks, it's a nice utility.
    1 user found this review helpful.
  • This little script worked perfectly. I'd been looking for something like this. It should be included in cygwin out of the box.
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2014-04-19