Further instructions for testing your internet speed is beyond the scope of this help file. If it is necessary to change ports, first change ports on the LST Server (instructions are in that program), then change the TCP Port (just above the LST server IP: option) with the correct Port number.
In this article, you will find the step by step procedure to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server for a production environment. The codename of Ubuntu 20.04 is Focal Fossa. 192.168.0.1:4457Īlso, with this feature, it is now possible to test computers over a WAN (internet) connection to get your internet speed! LST Server uses port 4456 by default. Canonical was released Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server along with its Desktop variant on 23 April 2020. If it is necessary to change ports, first change ports on the LST Server (instructions are in that program), then add the port # to the ip address with a colon. This takes the slowest device of the network out of the picture for more 'True' network speed accuracy! In my tests using LST Server, I am seeing network speeds of 700 - 800 Mbps on my 1000 Mbps network compared to 300 - 400 Mbps when testing to the same computer's hard drive! Now when you run the test, the file is being sent to (and read from) the LST Server's memory instead of another computer's hard drive. Next, on the Client, run LAN Speed Test (this program), type in the ip address or computer name of the server in 'Folder or Server IP' (the server's ip address is shown under 'Server Status' in the LST Server program).
Select 'Keep Log File' to keep a file of all logged data in LST Server window. To change the listening port, simply enter the new port address under 'Port' and hit 'Reset Server'. To change the listening Network Adapter (NIC), simply select the IP Address of the NIC from the drop down box under 'IP' and hit 'Reset Server'. Tests will show slower speeds, but is more of a 'real-world' test as most of the time you are writing files to other hard drives (file servers, etc.).įirst, run LST Server on the computer (Server) you wish to test your computer (Client) With. The server's ip address is shown under 'Server Status' in the LST Server program. Using LAN Speed Test without LST Server, writes the test file to another computer's hard drive. Using LAN Speed Test with LST Server writes the test file to the server's memory and takes the hard drive out of the picture for more true network speed results. Do I need LST Server to use LAN Speed Test?Ībsolutely not. The first tool described in this tutorial is tcptrack, which can be installed in Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions through apt, you can get tcptrack for other Linux distributions at. Otherwise your client server cant access the internet via the vpn with a.
Latency: is the time traffic takes to arrive destination and get back to your device, this isn’t necessarily related to the speed since high latency may be caused due many hops or intermediating routers between your device and the destination, each routing device will have it’s own latency, as explained on Traceroute with Nmap if you notice low speed between your device and a specific destination, a way to diagnose the problem is to traceroute a packet all its way over the internet trying to find a low intermediating device measuring the latency. You need to configure NAT IP-Masquerading with iptables on the remote server. Usually Internet Service Providers give an extremely low upload speed unless you pay an extra, it is especially relevant for servers. Upload speed: the upload speed is the sending speed, the speed to send traffic from your device to another device over the internet, it is the speed you see when uploading images or videos to any website or through any communication app.
Before going through these tools there are some concepts which should be clarified, the download speed, the upload speed and latency, this tutorial focuses on the download speed.ĭownload speed: the download speed is the receiving speed, the speed used by packets to reach your device, that’s the relevant speed when you download files, watch online videos or visit websites, it is the most relevant measure for home users. Some applications (add-ons) may need to be.
The present tutorial explains how to measure your internet connection speed using different tools available for Linux. This section describes the LST parameters that are available for controlling the BSA TCP/IP server.