IT/Software/Command Line Applications/iperf3

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General

Install

sudo apt install iperf3

Usage

Server

This is the computer that will listen for requests for speed checks.

Options

-1 is great as it allows for one check from a remote client and then exits the program

Client

This is the computer that will try to dial into the server to test their communication speed

Options

-V tell you more

-t 5 will only check five times. Usually enough

Checking speed

On the server you need to start listening

iperf3 -s

On the client you need to send the request

iperf3 -c ipAddressOfServer

NOTE: If the server is on a dynamic ip and or behind a router that does not have the port forwarded then you will need zerotier setup to get to the listening computer.