Iperf

wikipedia:iperf perform network throughput tests. https://linux.die.net/man/1/iperf

sudo apt-get install iperf
iperf -s
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Server listening on TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default)
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iperf -c <address of other computer>

iperf -c 10.10.10.2
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Client connecting to 10.10.10.2, TCP port 5001
TCP window size:  129 KByte (default)
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[  4] local 10.10.10.50 port 50027 connected with 10.10.10.2 port 5001
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  4]  0.0-10.0 sec  3.09 GBytes  2.65 Gbits/sec

Related commands

• nc
• ping
• pv </dev/zero | ssh REMOTE_SERVER 'cat >/dev/null'
• iperf2, iperf3
• netperf

See also

• Network performance: iperf, nload, iftop, iptraf-ng, nethogs, bmon, slurm, collectl, collectd, speedometer, VnStat, Darkstat, Monitorix, mrtg, mrt, traceroute, munin, smokeping, sar -n, ping, fping, nping, Jitter, fast.com
• Network monitoring: Cacti, PRTG, MRTG, ntop, ntopng, ping, nethogs, netperf
• Performance: perf, strace, Dtrace, SystemTap, iperf, uperf, cgroups, netperf, sysbench, Queries Per Second (QPS), PerfKitBenchmarker, Load testing