There are different possibilities to run internet speed tests from Linux (and Unix based systems) command line.
Personally I don’t always want to install extra applications on the servers.
Because of that, I use the following command line.
The only thing what is needed is wget & python, tools which you most probably have already on your system.
wget -O - https://raw.github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py | python
It should return something like this:
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Testing from Home. (41.212.53.142)... Retrieving speedtest.net server list... Selecting best server based on ping... Hosted by Claranet Benelux B.V. (Amsterdam) [1.75 km]: 4.181 ms Testing download speed................................................................................ Download: 1716.93 Mbit/s Testing upload speed................................................................................................ Upload: 901.01 Mbit/s
