Speedtest command line tool

[blunt]

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

Useful for those of you who want to remotely speedtest without wasting bandwidth on remote desktop on your mac/linux os.

Python script so would probably work in Windows as well as a command line tool.

michael@air:~/Scripts/speedtest-cli$python speedtest_cli.py 
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Testing from Telkom SA Limited (105.227.132.xxx)...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Telkom SA (SAIX) (Cape Town) [8.43 km]: 21.617 ms
Testing download speed........................................
Download: 2.38 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed..................................................
Upload: 0.42 Mbit/s
michael@air:~/Scripts/speedtest-cli$

PS: Not my script

 

[Zertop]

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

Useful for those of you who want to remotely speedtest without wasting bandwidth on remote desktop on your mac/linux os.

Python script so would probably work in Windows as well as a command line tool.

michael@air:~/Scripts/speedtest-cli$python speedtest_cli.py 
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Testing from Telkom SA Limited (105.227.132.xxx)...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Telkom SA (SAIX) (Cape Town) [8.43 km]: 21.617 ms
Testing download speed........................................
Download: 2.38 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed..................................................
Upload: 0.42 Mbit/s
michael@air:~/Scripts/speedtest-cli$

This is awesome - maybe I could integrate it into my diagnostics tool

 

[kripstoe]

I've used this under Linux, but the results seemed a bit off.

 

[blunt]

I've used this under Linux, but the results seemed a bit off.

I've just found that the ping times are a little fishy - my mac mini dials to a UK VPN and this script tells me my pings to the UK servers are 20 odd ms which is pretty much impossible. The speeds seem accurate though.

 

[ranger]

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

Thanks, I was looking for something like that, but the last time I looked, all I found was one that generates results like this

 

[Zertop]

Thanks, I was looking for something like that, but the last time I looked, all I found was one that generates results like this

I've incorporated it into my "Help me fix my internet" tool - it works really well

 

[Ipwn 4]

Very very useful, thanks for sharing.
We have a remote management tool which allows powershell access to all of our clients for which this will be handy

 

[thewusman]

Good code in the .py file.