![]() Some internet providers have data caps, and if you go above a certain threshold of data use, they may slow your Wi-Fi speeds down to a crawl. Do you have enough lanes on your highway? ![]() Your speed package is like a highway and all your devices are the cars on it. You should consider connecting as many of your devices that stay in one place (smart TVs, gaming consoles, etc.) with an Ethernet cable rather than your Wi-Fi network. Many devices running simultaneously can negatively impact your current internet speed.ĭid you know that wireless routers typically become outdated every 3-4 years? Like your devices, older routers can slow down your internet connection.Ī wired connection will always have faster speeds as compared to a wireless connection. The closer your device is located to the wireless router, the better your signal strength and therefore the faster your internet.Įvery device connected to your network uses a piece of your total network pie. Each device has its own speed limit, and some old models may not be fast enough to keep up with today’s internet speeds.įaster speeds happen on the 5Ghz frequency as compared to the 2.4Ghz. Your device could be outdated which affects your transfer rate. Jitter is not usually noticeable when doing light internet activity, but if you are video streaming Netflix or gaming, a high jitter (anything above 30 ms) can result in buffering and other interruptions. Measured in ms, your jitter frequency is a measure of the variability in ping over time. ![]() An acceptable ping speed is anywhere below 60 ms, but some online gaming professionals need an even faster maximum speed at about 15 to 20 ms range. Measured in milliseconds (ms), your ping is how quickly your device gets a response after you've sent out a request. Upload speeds of 3 Mbps are considered acceptable because they meet the FCC's minimum standard. That's it.Measured in megabits per second (Mbps), your download speed is how quickly you can pull data from a server on the internet to your own device in other words, this is the largest amount of data you can receive in a specified amount of time.Īlso measured in Mbps, your upload speed is how fast your device can send data to another device, usually during activities like livestreaming, video calls, or uploading large files. It became clear to me that my Raspberry Pi (from the screenshot above), is a slightly older model where it only supports 100 Mbit ethernet. Screenshot of the official speedtest cli running on a Linux device. Install with apt install: sudo apt install speedtest-cli On any of my Raspberry Pi and other IoT-enabled devices where I have a Linux-based OS, or my cloud-based VMs and containers running Linux, the speed test can be done by installing the official speedtest-cli. Speedtest using the speedtest-cli (Linux only) Screenshot of the speed-test CLI performing an internet speed test from the local device. Install via npm: npm install -location=global speed-test Speedtest using the speed-test CLI (npm) This solution works on any system where npm is available, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Screenshot of running the Fast CLI from command line. By default, it measures download speed only. Note: I'm adding the -u flag to also measure the upload speed. Install the package: npm install -location=global fast-cli We apologize for the inconvenience caused. The status of your network connection will appear at the top. Select the Start button, then type settings. There's a GitHub project for the fast-cli, available as an npm package. Hi Tom, Thanks for replying to us with the status of your issue. Windows 11 lets you quickly check your network connection status. Speedtest using the Fast CLI (npm) This solution works on any system where npm is available, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. When a UI is not available to us, running speed tests from the command line is another option that comes in handy. Screenshot of a browser-based speed test using by Netflix. Services like and are both very popular speed testing services, and you may recognize them by their UI: Screenshot of a browser-based speedtest using the service. ![]() I've recently come across the need to test the internet speed of devices without a Graphical User Interface (GUI) connected to the internet.ĭevices include Raspberry Pi, virtual machines running Linux, cloud-based containers running Linux distros, and more. ![]()
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