-CLIHOW TO USE SPEEDTEST-CLI
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curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/ookla/speedtest-cli/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
sudo yum install speedtestyum install python python-setuptools python2-speedtest-cli |
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install speedtest-cli |
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yum install python python-setuptools python2-speedtest-cli |
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install curl
curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/ookla/speedtest-cli/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt-get install speedtest |
HOW TO USE SPEEDTEST
The easiest way of using speedtest
, is just by invoking it without options in the terminal.
First you need to accept the license typing: YES, then the application will select the closest available server to test the connection against, then it will display the download and upload speed:
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root@test:~# speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Fishnet Communications LLC (77.73.67.143)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by TRINITY (Mariupol) [1505.65 km]: 59.954 ms
Testing download speed...................................
Download: 182.19 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed.....................................
Upload: 168.31 Mbit/s |
One very useful option of speedtest-cli is --share: when using it, a graphical representation of the results of the speed test will be generated and hosted online; the command will return the URL we can use to access and share it:
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root@test:~# speedtest-cli --share
Share results:
==============================================================================
You may only use this Speedtest software and information generated
from it for personal, non-commercial use, through a command line
interface on a personal computer. Your use of this software is subject
to the End User License Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at
these URLs:
https://www.speedtest.net/about/eula
https://www.speedtest.net/about/terms
https://www.speedtest.net/about/privacy
==============================================================================
Do you accept the license? [type YES to accept]: yes
License acceptance recorded. Continuing.
==============================================================================
Ookla collects certain data through Speedtest that may be considered
personally identifiable, such as your IP address, unique device
identifiers or location. Ookla believes it has a legitimate interest
to share this data with internet providers, hardware manufacturers and
industry regulators to help them understand and create a better and
faster internet. For further information including how the data may be
shared, where the data may be transferred and Ookla's contact details,
please see our Privacy Policy at:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/10259127090.png |
By default, the program runs a test against the closest speedtest.net server. If we want to force the test against a specific server, we first have to generate the list of the available ones:
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root@test:~# speedtest-cli --list
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
3526) Rostelecom (Pskov, Russian Federation) [609.77 km]
11075) Net By Net Holding LLC (Pskov, Russian Federation) [609.77 km]
27770) Pskovline, LTD (Pskov, Russia) [609.77 km]
29684) Vels Ltd (Ludza, Latvia) [618.83 km]
1119) MGTS (Minsk, Belarus) [674.23 km]
25480) BYFLY.BY (Minsk, Belarus) [674.23 km]
4268) Mobile TeleSystems JLLC (Minsk, Belarus) [674.23 km]
30453) Beltelecom Minsk branch (Minsk, Belarus) [674.23 km]
3704) UNET.BY (Minsk, Belarus) [674.23 km]
10323) JLLC "COSMOS TV" (Minsk, Belarus) [674.23 km]
1399) DauTKom TV (Daugavpils, Latvia) [692.83 km]
23382) Elevi AS (Tartu, Estonia) [720.05 km]
12265) Cgates (Vilnius, Lithuania) [789.51 km]
6083) Tele2 (Vilnius, Lithuania) [789.51 km]
22608) M4host (Ogre, Latvia) [810.56 km]
13246) Baltcom (Riga, Latvia) [841.42 km]
1268) Tet (Riga, Latvia) [841.49 km]
1348) AS Balticom (Riga, Latvia) [841.49 km]
2148) Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (Riga, Latvia) [841.49 km]
24231) MīTs LV, SIA (Riga, Latvia) [841.49 km] |
privacy
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Do you accept the license? [type YES to accept]: yes
License acceptance recorded. Continuing.
Speedtest by Ookla
Server: 2 Cloud Ltd - Riga (id: 40557)
ISP: Sia Veesp
Idle Latency: 0.63 ms (jitter: 0.05ms, low: 0.58ms, high: 0.67ms)
Download: 833.50 Mbps (data used: 907.6 MB)
0.74 ms (jitter: 0.19ms, low: 0.52ms, high: 2.10ms)
Upload: 991.97 Mbps (data used: 1.6 GB)
0.75 ms (jitter: 0.26ms, low: 0.55ms, high: 10.27ms)
Packet Loss: 0.0%
Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/ab2a575f-12de-4318-83e1-e1d05af024ac |
By default, the program runs a test against the closest speedtest.net server. If we want to force the test against a specific server, we first have to generate the list of the available onesThe list is quite long, therefore just a part of it is reported here. Now, to test the connection against a specific server, we run the command with the --server option, providing the server ID (which is reported in the first column of the list) as the argument:
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root@test:~# speedtest-cli --server 6083
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from SIA Serverum (212.6.44.32)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Retrieving information for the selected server...
Hosted by Tele2 (Vilnius) [789.51 km]: 37.345 ms
Testing download speed...........................
Download: 450.82 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed.............................
Upload: 629.44 Mbit/s |
In this tutorial we saw how to install and use the speedtest-cli application. The program is basically the command line interface equivalent of running a speed test on the https://www.speedtest.net site, and can be very useful when operating on a machine without a graphical server installed.
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Closest servers:
ID Name Location Country
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1348 AS Balticom |
Latvia
2148 Latvijas Mobilais Telefons Riga |
Latvia
5834 SIA Bite Latvija |
Latvia
7322 Telenet, sia Riga |
Latvia
44717 Octopus Telecom |
Now, to test the connection against a specific server, we run the command with the -s option, providing the server ID (which is reported in the first column of the list) as the argument:
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root@test:~# speedtest -s 1348
speedtest -s 1348
Speedtest by Ookla
Server: AS Balticom - Riga (id: 1348)
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Veesp
Idle Latency: 1.12 ms (jitter: 0.33ms, low: 0.85ms, high: 1.66ms)
Download: 906.21 |
Mbps [======\ ] 33% - latency: 3.96 ms ^C
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| In this tutorial we saw how to install and use the speedtest application. The program is basically the command line interface equivalent of running a speed test on the https://www.speedtest.net site, and can be very useful when operating on a machine without a graphical server installed.} |