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Re: how to measure netork bandwidth



j smith wrote:

> i have cable modem connection. is there Unix command
> that can tell actual netork bandwidth?

iftop is a tool that will give you per-connection and total throughput
stats. You could run this will doing a ping flood (ping -f) against your
upstream router. Both iftop and the ping flood must be done as root.

(Warning: this may get you in trouble with your ISP)

Or you could go to a site like dslreports.com which offers free bandwidth
tests. This is probably a better idea.

Adam



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