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Old 12-28-2010, 08:39 AM   #1
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VPS - check network speed


Hi all,

how can I check how fast is network connected to my server ? I mean upload/download. I have an access only to command line. Is there any nice command for this ?


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You can use wget or scp, both of which show progress bars and speed summaries by default.

Example: http://www.linode.com/speedtest/ . wget the URL of one of the .bin files based on which DC is closest to your VPS.
 
Old 12-28-2010, 11:54 AM   #3
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Thanks ))))


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You can use wget or scp, both of which show progress bars and speed summaries by default.

Example: http://www.linode.com/speedtest/ . wget the URL of one of the .bin files based on which DC is closest to your VPS.
 
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That doesn't show upload bandwidth though.
 
  


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