Command line internet speedtest

[oshunluvr]

I found this very useful and wanted to share: Ookla - the go-to internet speed checking tool - has a CLI installable version. My headless server runs a VPN connection and I was curious what the difference was with the VPN on or off.

VPN on:

Speedtest by Ookla

Server: Surfshark Ltd - New York, NY (id = 36817)
ISP: Heficed
Latency: 30.65 ms (1.33 ms jitter)
Download: 204.09 Mbps (data used: 263.1 MB )
Upload: 8.57 Mbps (data used: 12.1 MB )
Packet Loss: Not available.

VPN off:

Speedtest by Ookla

Server: Suddenlink Communications LLC - Greenville, NC (id = 5400)
ISP: Suddenlink Communications
Latency: 9.09 ms (2.29 ms jitter)
Download: 209.15 Mbps (data used: 131.7 MB )
Upload: 14.89 Mbps (data used: 17.4 MB )
Packet Loss: 0.0%

To install it;

curl -s https://install.speedtest.net/app/cli/install.deb.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install speedtest

[MoonRise]

Thanks for that! I've wondered similar on a setup I have. This works well!

[GreyGeek]

Awesome, @oshunluver! Is the 5Mb/s difference repeatable, and at different times during the day?

[oshunluvr]

I haven't re-tested. A 2.5% variation doesn't bug me at all. Had it been 25% or more then I would be bugged.

[oshunluvr]

I did get a larger variation this time 4:20p EDT

VPN on:

Server: Nitel - New York, NY (id = 12188)
ISP: Heficed
Latency: 31.16 ms (2.76 ms jitter)
Download: 188.49 Mbps (data used: 245.9 MB )
Upload: 7.88 Mbps (data used: 12.9 MB )
Packet Loss: 8.4%

VPN off:

Server: Suddenlink Communications LLC - Greenville, NC (id = 5400)
ISP: Suddenlink Communications
Latency: 9.40 ms (0.50 ms jitter)
Download: 214.72 Mbps (data used: 202.9 MB )
Upload: 14.73 Mbps (data used: 9.8 MB )
Packet Loss: 0.0%

Could be attributed to a different server on the VPN side this time.

[MoonRise]

Noticed packet loss too. Odd it would have that kind of loss.