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Surprised no-one has mentioned `iperf` on linux [1,2] for what that is worth. It lets you roll your own speed testing infrastructure basically: Run it as a ser
by dfsegoat 7y ago
Surprised no-one has mentioned `iperf` on linux [1,2] for what that is worth.
It lets you roll your own speed testing infrastructure basically: Run it as a server on one end you want to test, then run it as client against that server IP/hostname on the other end.
It is very handy for measuring throughput between two boxes in a network (or anywhere for that matter).
Several big ISPs have endpoints for testing it as well for a speedtest like experience [1].
[1] - https://iperf.fr/iperf-doc.php https://iperf.fr/iperf-doc.php
[2] - https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/iperf.1.html https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/iperf.1.htm...
- jeanl 7y agoIperf is really useful to test your own LAN. Didn't know you could use it to test your ISP speed (in some cases)
- KingMachiavelli 7y agoWell, you need a endpoint outside your LAN to test. But there are some public servers[0] but not that many so it's hard to get good average speed unless you are willing to pay for some EC2 bandwidth. [0] https://iperf.fr/iperf-servers.php https://iperf.fr/iperf-servers.php