Windows vs. Linux networking

I just installed Fedora Core 6 last night. The install went without incident. For the last week or so, I’ve been running speed tests on my business Cable internet connection. I am paying for 6mbps down/2mbps up. I’ve been getting about 6 mbps down, but only 1 mbps up in most cases, sometimes even less.

When running the speed teests with Linux, I’m getting the 6/2 that I’m paying for. I forgot that Linux’s networking is superior to Microsoft. The thing that is really wierd is that several other machines here do strange things. I have a Windows XP machine here that will get about 2mpbs up, but never seems to get more than 4 mpbs down. Another machine that runs Vista does 6/1 regularly.

What’s interesting is that at first, I attributed the slow upload speeds to congestion on Cox’s network. Now, I’m thinking that it is the choice of OS that has influenced my speeds more than anything else.

I may start using Linux more…..