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Command Line Speed Test Using Speedtest.net Service

Posted on the 21 June 2017 by Hean Hong Leong @hongster

I have been using Speedtest.net by Ookla for testing my connection speed. On desktop I use the website. In my mobile phone, I use the mobile app.

In my Linux servers, I use speedtest-cli. It is a Python app, installation/usage instruction is published on Github.

Basis usage

speedtest-cli

Display list of speedtest.net servers (sorted by distance).

speedtest-cli --list

Use server hosted by TM in Kuala Lumpur.

speedtest-cli --server=10327

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