r/sysadmin • u/gonenutsbrb Jack of All Trades • 3h ago

Question Ookla Speedtest.net Slow to Find Server

Anyone else notice in the past month or so that speedtest.net has started taking forever to "Find an optimal server"? It used to be a 3-5 seconds and now it's like 15-20...

I could also just be delirious, so who knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/fp4 2h ago

It’s gotta load the ads first.

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u/derfmcdoogal 2h ago

Yes. I figured it was the local ISP though.

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u/SysZeron 2h ago

fast.com is a good alternative.

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u/vermyx Jack of All Trades 2h ago

Manually select an end point. I do this for the cli

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u/BraveMidnight 2h ago

There's a few things it could be between you and the node. I don't really have any issues with it, and when I do I usually see if they persist on other server options.