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Speed Test from the Command Line



For a lot of projects, I don't want the GUI, so I have to do everything from the command line (CLI). One thing I do on Windows a fair amount is speed tests, to ensure networking speeds are okay, and now I can do this from the Raspbian CLI.

Open a terminal and enter:

  sudo apt-get install python-pip
  
  sudo easy_install speedtest-cli


To start a test:

  speedtest-cli


You should get an output like:

  $ speedtest-cli
  
  Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
  Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
  Testing from Zen Internet (your external IP)...
  Selecting best server based on latency...
  Hosted by SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. (London) [2.56 km]: 25.817 ms
  Testing download speed................................................
  Download: 3.52 Mbit/s    - HERE IS YOUR DOWNLOAD SPEED
  Testing upload speed..................................................
  Upload: 2.91 Mbit/s      - HERE IS YOUR UPLOAD SPEED



Some real world tests

  On a Pi Zero with a crappy eBay USB Nic I got:
  
  Download: 3.52 Mbit/s
  Upload: 2.91 Mbit/s


  On a Pi Zero with a branded (Belkin) USB 2.0 Adapter I got:
  
  Download: 44.40 Mbit/s
  Upload: 17.00 Mbit/s


My max DL on my PC is 50Mb/s and my max UL is 18Mb/s, so the Pi Zero and Belkin are working very well.

speed_test_from_the_command_line.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/09 22:35 by 127.0.0.1