The round-trip time is measured is measured in ms (milliseconds). The client sends a message to the server, upon receiving that message, the server sends a reply back.

This test is performed by measuring the time it takes for the server to reply to a request from the user's client.

measures ping (latency), download speed and upload speed. If this much is done, we have completed Part 1 of the process operates mainly over TCP testing with a HTTP fallback for maximum compatibility.

It’s preferable to extract the zip directly in some directory where you usually install applications.

Create a directory anywhere on your system with a name related to Speedtest and place the speedtest.exe in the folder.

speedtest.md is a ReadMe file that contains all the information about Speedtest CLI for windows.

There will be 2 files from the zip when extracted, speedtest.exe & speedtest.md.

You need to extract the zip file downloaded by right-clicking the file and extract it.

If you have WinRAR, well and good else we can manage with the default Windows Extraction tool.

Open the folder which contains the file.Scroll down to find Download for Windows button & click on the button to download the file.This helps in running the command from the CommandLine. The second part includes setting an environment variable for the directory. The first part includes downloading the file, creating a directory and placing the file. I divide the process into 2 parts to make it simple. We need to set an environment variable for Speedtest to make it work from a Command Prompt from any directory otherwise it just works from the directory where the file is placed.ĭon’t worry if you can’t understand. The windows installation might be the trickiest when comparing to Ubuntu and macOS. We are going to be covering how to install it on 3 different Operating Systems: We are going to learn how to board the Speedtest CLI on to our PCs. Their effort should not go in vain and unheard. But, you got to appreciate the effort put on adding a CLI edition to their Application Suite. No doubt, the browser animation is 100x better than the CLI animation consisting of only. You can get to check your connectivity when you feel it is not working as expected or maybe you just wanted to check the speed without requiring to open the browser or a dedicated app for it. The idea of having a simple command to run from your Command Prompt is amazing.

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