Which speedtest server should we use when using vpn

[Donna Davis]

When on VPN, which speedtest server should we use?

My sister set me up for vpn and then left and all I want
to do is check the speed reliably.

When I go to speedtest.net or speedtest.comcast.net I
see that it's picking some server in some country that
is not anywhere near me.

Certainly that's because the vpn server that I'm connected
to is in that country.

But my question is should I pick the closest server to the
vpn server for the speetest? Or the closest server to me
physically?

Which gives the more reliable result?

[Marek Novotny]

It all depends. If you are going to be downloading something large that
is physically close to you, then benchmark with a server that is
physically close to you, regardless of where the VPN end-point happens
to be.

On the other hand, perhaps the downloading you're going to do comes from
source in which they have many edge servers which cache the data you
want and they look at the local of your request and attempt to serve you
with the edge server closed to your ip based on its local. In that cash
the benchmark with a server closer to the end-point would be more
reliable.

Then there is congestion issue to consider. How many others are also
using the same end-point as you. Does it vary and if so perhaps there is
a wider variable between the time you tested it and the time you use it.

Just food for thought.

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[Jasen Betts]

On 2014-12-06, Donna Davis <donna...@thisisntmyrealemail.com> wrote:

neither: use closest to the service you want to use

else let speedtest.net coose for you.

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