How to test Internet Speed from Linux Terminal
To test Internet Speed from Linux Terminal
This article explains, how to test Internet Speed from Linux Terminal. Normally to calculate the internet speed we use websites from the web browser. The speed can also be checked in the terminal by using a script file called “ speedtest-cli” .
Execute the below command to download the script file from github.com
root@linuxhelp:~# wget -O speedtest-cli https://raw.github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest_cli.py
--2016-07-06 09:35:01-- https://raw.github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest_cli.py
Resolving raw.github.com (raw.github.com)... 151.101.100.133
Connecting to raw.github.com (raw.github.com)|151.101.100.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest_cli.py [following]
--2016-07-06 09:35:02-- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest_cli.py
Resolving raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)... 151.101.100.133
Connecting to raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)|151.101.100.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 24994 (24K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘ speedtest-cli’
speedtest-cli 100%[=====================> ] 24.41K 109KB/s in 0.2s
2016-07-06 09:35:03 (109 KB/s) - ‘ speedtest-cli’ saved [24994/24994]
root@linuxhelp:~# ls
Desktop Downloads Music Public Templates
Documents examples.desktop Pictures speedtest-cli Videos
You can view the content of the script file by typing the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# cat speedtest-cli
Set execute permission for the script.
root@linuxhelp:~# ls -l
total 72
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Jul 2 10:49 Desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Documents
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Downloads
-rw-r--r-- 1 user1 user1 8980 Apr 22 22:51 examples.desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Music
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Pictures
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Public
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24994 Jul 6 09:35 speedtest-cli
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Videos
root@linuxhelp:~# chmod +x speedtest-cli root@linuxhelp:~# ls -l total 72 drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Jul 2 10:49 Desktop drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Documents drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Downloads -rw-r--r-- 1 user1 user1 8980 Apr 22 22:51 examples.desktop drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Music drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Pictures drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Public -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24994 Jul 6 09:35 speedtest-cli drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Templates drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 user1 4096 Apr 22 22:58 Videos
To start the speed test, execute the below command.
root@linuxhelp:~# ./speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Testing from Airtel (125.17.109.94)...
Selecting best server based on latency...
Hosted by YOU Broadband India Pvt. Ltd (Pune) [236.78 km]: 84.498 ms
Testing download speed........................................
Download: 4.95 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed..................................................
Upload: 5.31 Mbit/s
Run the following command, to share the test result in speedtest.net.
root@linuxhelp:~# ./speedtest-cli --share
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Testing from Airtel (125.17.109.94)...
Selecting best server based on latency...
Hosted by YOU Broadband India Pvt. Ltd (Pune) [236.78 km]: 38.122 ms
Testing download speed........................................
Download: 4.87 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed..................................................
Upload: 5.19 Mbit/s
Share results: http://www.speedtest.net/result/5455817490.png
Open the browser and paste the " Share results" link to view the result.
To view the total list of speedtest servers, execute the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# ./speedtest-cli --list
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
7800) Omkar Infotech (Latur, India) [104.77 km]
8337) Fibergrid (Sangareddy, India) [229.56 km]
8581) Fibergrid (Bodhan, Telangana, India) [234.81 km]
6404) YOU Broadband India Pvt. Ltd (Pune, India) [236.78 km]
6344) Tata Technologies (Pune, India) [236.78 km]
6993) BSNL (Pune, India) [236.78 km]
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4839) Telefonica del Peru (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
3455) America Movil Peru SAC (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
4245) Wigo S.A (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
5272) Fiberluxperu (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
3611) OLO del Peru (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
4921) VOY (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
8370) Convergia Networks Inc (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
6535) ColinaNet SRL. (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
6615) Directv Peru (Lima, Peru) [17043.68 km]
To check the internet speed for a specific server.
root@linuxhelp:~# ./speedtest-cli --server 1858
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Testing from Airtel (125.17.109.94)...
Hosted by Entel (Santiago) [16255.46 km]: 553.989 ms
Testing download speed........................................
Download: 1.49 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed..................................................
Upload: 2.87 Mbit/s
To know more about speedtest-cli, run the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# ./speedtest-cli --help
usage: speedtest-cli [-h] [--bytes] [--share] [--simple] [--list]
[--server SERVER] [--mini MINI] [--source SOURCE]
[--timeout TIMEOUT] [--secure] [--version]
Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net.
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https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--bytes Display values in bytes instead of bits. Does not affect
the image generated by --share
--share Generate and provide a URL to the speedtest.net share
results image
--simple Suppress verbose output, only show basic information
--list Display a list of speedtest.net servers sorted by
distance
--server SERVER Specify a server ID to test against
--mini MINI URL of the Speedtest Mini server
--source SOURCE Source IP address to bind to
--timeout TIMEOUT HTTP timeout in seconds. Default 10
--secure Use HTTPS instead of HTTP when communicating with
speedtest.net operated servers
--version Show the version number and exit
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