Code for detecting the visitor's Internet connection?

[vito]

I need to add code to a page that will detect the visitor's connection. In other words, when they point to the page, I would like to know if they have 56K dialup or if they have broadband so that I can display the appropriate page. I have seen this done based on your country, your browser, etc., but I'm not sure if it's possible for Internet connection.

Is there such a code?

Vito

[websterworld]

there might be. I think those sites with speed tests use that. not sure, how they do it. (if they do it at all)

[interactive]

Originally posted by vito:

I need to add code to a page that will detect the visitor's connection. In other words, when they point to the page, I would like to know if they have 56K dialup or if they have broadband so that I can display the appropriate page. I have seen this done based on your country, your browser, etc., but I'm not sure if it's possible for Internet connection.

Is there such a code?

Vito

As webster said, you'd have to do some sort of a speed test to determine their connection. This probably wouldn't be all that acurate either because you wouldn't know what else they were doing (hence a cable user could be downloading a big file at the same time he loaded your site, it may look at those he was dial up).

Not really sure if there's a feasible way of doing it.

[vito]

Thanks. I have been on sites where they have to play a multimedia file, and they first ask you to click a button to do a speed test. So I know that can be done. But what I need is one where the test is automatically done on the fly.

I've tried googling without success. Perhaps there is no such animal...

Vito

[blue27]

See if this is what you are looking for Vito.
I don't know if it works with php.

http://twebman.lunarpages.com/js/BandwidthRedirect.htm

[vito]

Thanks a bunch, blue. Looks like it has potential. I will give it a go. :)

Vito

[Dras]

You could always log there load time and guess from there.