{"id":15055,"date":"2023-10-23T07:49:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T07:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=15055"},"modified":"2025-09-25T08:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:28:16","slug":"how-to-check-internet-speed-on-a-linux-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-check-internet-speed-on-a-linux-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check internet speed on a Linux machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides instructions for checking the upload and download internet speed on a Linux server.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to check internet speed on a Linux machine-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your Terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the following command line-\n<pre>yum -y install wget<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15056 alignnone\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_1-6.png\" alt=\" yum -y install wget\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_1-6.png 324w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_1-6-300x22.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Next, you should download the network tester tool with this command-\n<pre>wget https:\/\/github.com\/ddo\/fast\/releases\/download\/v0.0.4\/fast_linux_amd64 -O fast<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15057\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2-5.png\" alt=\"download network tester tool using this command\" height=\"21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2-5.png 798w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2-5-300x8.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2-5-768x20.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You must now grant execute permission to the downloaded fastest file using the following command-\n<pre>chmod +x fast<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15058 alignnone\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_4-4.png\" alt=\"chmod +x fast\" height=\"20\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Execute the &#8216;fast&#8217; file to test the speed.\n<pre>.\/fast<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15059 alignnone\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_5-3.png\" alt=\".\/fast\" height=\"32\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this way, you can check the internet speed on a Linux machine.<\/p>\n<p>Want to test your network connection even further? 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