• How to run a speed test from the pfSense GUI

How to measure the bandwidth using SpeedTest.net directly from the pfSense GUI.

Login into pfSense and Go to Diagnostics > Command Prompt.

Install SpeedTest-CLI command-line from speedtest.net.

pkg update ; pkg install -y py37-speedtest-cli

Speedtest-CLI package will be installed into /usr/local/bin

Next, type 'speedtest' into the ‘Execute Shell Command’ box, and press the ‘Execute’ button.

The result of the SpeedTest.net will be displayed on the screen:

Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Digiweb ltd (217.78.8.156)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Digiweb (Dublin) [1.78 km]: 2.151 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 919.49 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 804.06 Mbit/s


This article was last modified: Aug. 25, 2020, 9:50 a.m.

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