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- For best results test with a wired (copper/fiber) connection.
- The performance of the computer running this test may have a significant impact on the test results.
- Other activity on your network may impact your test results significantly.
- For better results, bypass your network during and outage window and test directly from the Network Access handoff.
- If this is not an option, we recommend connecting your test computer to your network as close as possible to the Network Access handoff.
- If this is not an option, we recommend connecting your test computer to your network as close as possible to the Network Access handoff.
- For better results, bypass your network during and outage window and test directly from the Network Access handoff.
- graphs.wiscnet.net uses 5 minute polling and averages, so short speed tests that will fall within a 5 minute polling cycle won't be reflected as maximums on graphs.wiscnet.net.
- iperf3 performance is better than web browser based tests.
Web browser based speed
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tests
- http://speedtest.wiscnet.net/ - WiscNet's locally hosted web based speed test site. This server has 100Gbps connectivity and runs OpenSpeedTest.
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- https://fast.com/ - Alternate speed test hosted by Netflix but served from WiscNet's network.
WiscNet hosted
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iperf server speed tests
- iperf is a network testing tool used to help measure network throughput
- iperf is developed by ESnet / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- For more information please visit:
- WiscNet hosts both iperf2 and iperf3. Both are on the server iperf.wiscnet.net. Use iperf3 if at all possible.
- iperf.wiscnet.net is only available to WiscNet members
- WiscNet also hosts a perfsonar server, which is available publicly
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