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--- speedtest [2023/04/23 21:05] – created rs232
+++ speedtest [2024/03/23 20:48] (current) – Changed Head to "Run a Speedtest..." hogwild
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-====== speedtest from cli ======
+====== Run a Speedtest from the Command Line Interface ======
-You can verify the connection speed usually visiting sites like speedtest.net or fast.com, however there might be cases when you need to test this remotely or in general from the command line of your FreshTomato router.
+Typically, you test connection speed by visiting sites like speedtest.net or fast.com. However, situations may arise when you need to test the FreshTomato device remotely or you just want to test from the command line instead of via the Web interface.
+===== Downloading speedtest cli =====
+  * Visit speedtest.net and look for the Linux/cli version. At the time this was written, the URL was: [[https://www.speedtest.net/apps/cli]]
+  * The latest version was 1.2.0. Therefore, this HOWTO refers to that version.
+  * Download the relevant file for your router (ARM device will need **armel** builds).
+For example, at a command line, download the file:
+ \\ ''cd /mnt/USB wget ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-linux-armel.tgz''
+ \\
+ Then, extract the archive:
-===== downloading speedtest cli =====
-  * Visit speedtest.net and look for the linuc/cli version. At the time this document was written the URL points to: https://www.speedtest.net/apps/cli
-  * Download the relevant file for your router (ARM device will need armel builds) e.g.
-''cd /mnt/USB
-wget ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-linux-armel.tgz''
-  * Extract the archive, e.g.
 ''tar zxvf ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-linux-armel.tgz''
-  * make the file executable
+ \\
+Now, make the file executable:
 ''chmod +x ./speedtest''
-  * Execute the test (the very first time you will ask to type YES to accept the terms and conditions):
-''./speedtest''
+ \\ \\
+===== Executing the test =====
+ \\
+The very first time you run speedtest, it will prompt you to confirm (type YES) that you accept the Terms and Conditions:
+ \\
+<code ->
+./speedtest
+==============================================================================
+You may only use this Speedtest software and information generated
+from it for personal, non-commercial use, through a command line
+interface on a personal computer. Your use of this software is subject
+to the End User License Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at
+these URLs:
+        https://www.speedtest.net/about/eula
+        https://www.speedtest.net/about/terms
+        https://www.speedtest.net/about/privacy
+==============================================================================
+Do you accept the license? [type YES to accept]: YES
+License acceptance recorded. Continuing.
+   Speedtest by Ookla
+      Server: MTN Uganda - Kampala (id: 31566)
+         ISP: Airtel Uganda
+Idle Latency:    33.96 ms   (jitter: 4.06ms, low: 29.12ms, high: 39.83ms)
+    Download:    38.30 Mbps (data used: 65.9 MB)
+.96 ms   (jitter: 78.85ms, low: 35.18ms, high: 1257.00ms)
+      Upload:    25.25 Mbps (data used: 42.5 MB)
+.72 ms   (jitter: 18.90ms, low: 25.09ms, high: 207.16ms)
+ Packet Loss: Not available.
+</code>
+ \\
+ \\
+ \\ \\

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