website speed test

[laowang5]

I have 2 websites, exactly the same contents.
One is hosted in US and the other one is hosted in Malaysia.

I suspect by the feel of it, the one hosted in Malaysia is faster.

How can I verify that? My audience is in Singapore.

[aaur4man]

ping ur website

tracert

download a sample big file

US sure will be slower

[liangtam]

Becos TCP got flow control mechanisms mah, so slower lor.

[phuque99]

http://www.google.com.sg/search?q=how+to+measure+site+performance