Slow or congested network connections can affect page load times, upload/download speeds, and syncing.
To test the speed and health of your Internet connection to Box, follow these steps to run a Connection Diagnostics test from within your Box account:
- Open the Account menu by clicking the your profile image (or initials) in the upper-right corner. Click Account Settings.
- Select the "Diagnostics" tab
- Under the "Connection Diagnostics" section, click the "Run Test" button
- This will run a multi-step connection test to see if your connection is at an optimum level. When the test completes, you will see a short summary of test results.
If the connection diagnostics did not complete, then check your firewall/proxy settings to make sure Box domains are allowed.
In addition, please follow the steps below to compare speeds to servers near to Box:
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- Go to http://softlayer-sj.speedtest.net/ and notice there are two buttons. Please be sure to click the right-hand "Begin Test" Your Preferred Server button.
- When the test completes, you will be shown a report of your Ping, Download speed, and Upload speed in megabits per second (Mbps).
- Click the "SHARE THIS RESULT" button.
- Click the "COPY" button and save the link
- Perform a 2nd test at https://www.sonic.com/speedtest and click Begin Test button
- When the test completes click the "SHARE THIS RESULT" button.
- If you end up creating a case with Box Support, you can send us these results to help us identify the issue.
After running the connection diagnostic tests, follow the next section below to verify your computer can reach all of the Box servers.
Testing Connectivity to Box Domains
You can test if your browser is able to connect to various Box domains by going to our Connectivity Tests page.
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