nanobot Posted February 3, 2013 CID Share Posted February 3, 2013 There should be some sort of static URL we can use to download a large file to do a speed-test from a command line, such as Ubuntu server. For example, we should be able to use wget and go to a static file on whatever test server we prefer. (I.e.: dallas.testmy.net/static?size=5 which would download a 5MB file) Thanks, EBrown CA3LE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted February 3, 2013 CID Share Posted February 3, 2013 There should be some sort of static URL we can use to download a large file to do a speed-test from a command line, such as Ubuntu server. For example, we should be able to use wget and go to a static file on whatever test server we prefer. (I.e.: dallas.testmy.net/static?size=5 which would download a 5MB file) Thanks, EBrown i've suggested this to C@BLE in the past and it is something that i'm very interested in aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted February 3, 2013 CID Share Posted February 3, 2013 I'll put something together for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted February 3, 2013 Author CID Share Posted February 3, 2013 I'll put something together for you... That'd be lovely. Thank you. Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted February 28, 2013 Author CID Share Posted February 28, 2013 Did you ever get around to getting to this? Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceb Posted April 3, 2013 CID Share Posted April 3, 2013 CLI testing would be handy for the network toolbox, thanks. Willing to Beta test CA3LE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted December 20, 2013 Author CID Share Posted December 20, 2013 CA3LE....Damon...are we ever going to see this? If not I'll have to figure something else out. (I don't want to have to, but I will if necessary.) Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted December 20, 2013 CID Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'm still waiting for this feature aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted December 20, 2013 CID Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'm about to start another 3 month programming session. I'll really try to make it a point to get to this. I want it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted December 20, 2013 CID Share Posted December 20, 2013 Have fun programming that one - usability with precautions in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted January 5, 2015 Author CID Share Posted January 5, 2015 Another year passes. Testmy.net passes by as a gleam. In the eyes of the viewer it appears to be nothing more than a magical site providing speed test information. But deep within the depths greater things were happening. Another time ago things would have been nicer, but now they have long been lost. Just reminding you I still would love this feature. Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted January 7, 2015 CID Share Posted January 7, 2015 Another year passes. Testmy.net passes by as a gleam. In the eyes of the viewer it appears to be nothing more than a magical site providing speed test information. But deep within the depths greater things were happening. Another time ago things would have been nicer, but now they have long been lost. Just reminding you I still would love this feature. Thanks, EBrown Little harsh there bud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted January 7, 2015 Author CID Share Posted January 7, 2015 Little harsh there bud?Not really, not when I'll put something together for you... and I'm about to start another 3 month programming session. I'll really try to make it a point to get to this. I want it too. Both happened. Both of them being well over a year ago. It would be nice if there were any update, such as "oh sorry, this feature won't happen." Rather than nothing. Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted January 8, 2015 CID Share Posted January 8, 2015 You act like I owe you something. Sorry that I've focused on building something everyone can use instead of a command line test that only techies can use. Did you forget that I'm one person over here? Programming aside I have 10 other full time jobs that I do to run this site. Any one of those areas could consume all of my time if I allowed it to. I have to prioritize my time, CLI tests are not a high priority. I can think of 100 things I could work on that would be beneficial to more people. It's great for you to come back and remind me but the way you've done it is rude. Bro, I work CONSTANTLY, even when my fingers are off the keys. If I could get an extra 100 hours a day it wouldn't be enough to do all that I want. Besides, you can wget /dl-(1-200)MB from any of the servers. Not a real CLI test but it does work for testing download speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted January 8, 2015 Author CID Share Posted January 8, 2015 Besides, you can wget /dl-(1-200)MB from any of the servers. Not a real CLI test but it does work for testing download speed.That was literally all I wanted...lol Literally a file, string, stream, series of data bytes that I can download and measure time with. (Especially for devices that have no Javascript/HTML support.) Edit: I don't think you "owe" me anything, all I would have liked is an update at some point when I refreshed the topic saying, "Oh, sorry, this is at the bottom of the list right now." Rather than waiting and hoping that it would one day show up. That's it. Not "I'll put something together for you... " in Feb 2013, then Dec 2013 "I'm about to start another 3 month programming session. I'll really try to make it a point to get to this. I want it too. ;)" and still nothing has happened. Hell, had 4 Jan 2015 come and had "this won't happen for a while" occurred, then it would have seen the end of my push for it. Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted January 8, 2015 CID Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sorry I didn't follow up on it with you. But I did keep it in mind and shortly after you posted this topic I opened up wget (which I was purposely blocking). It can be hard for me to update every topic and reply to every email I get. I try but if I spent too much time getting back with people... I wouldn't have time to do everything else. Sometimes I lose track of topics but I never forget your suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanobot Posted January 8, 2015 Author CID Share Posted January 8, 2015 Which is fine, all I really want to be able to do with it is test without a GUI, via WGET or whatever other command can be used on the respective machine. (I.e. wget on Unix/Linux/OS X, Invoke-WebRequest on Powershell, etc.) Thanks, EBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpenn3 Posted January 19, 2015 CID Share Posted January 19, 2015 I'd also be thrilled to have something like an iperf server that us geeks could access. I would think doing a bi-directional iperf test would be just about as accurate as one could get - takes browser performance out of the picture. Thanks for looking into this, CA3LE. CA3LE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.