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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.
- 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 Speed Tests
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| WiscNet's locally hosted web based speed test site. This server has 100Gbps connectivity and runs OpenSpeedTest. |
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Alternate speed test hosted by Netflix but served from WiscNet's network (if you are coming from WiscNet) |
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WiscNet iperf Speed Tests
Iperf Info
- iperf is a network testing tool 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. iperf3
- Use iperf3 per recommendations below
- Both are on the server iperf.wiscnet.net
- iperf.wiscnet.net is only available to WiscNet members
- WiscNet also hosts a perfsonar server, which is available publicly - https://www.perfsonar.net/
iperf3 Installation
There are many publicly available guides online. Here are some common examples:macOS with Homebrew:
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brew install iperf3Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
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sudo apt install iperf3 |
macOS with Homebrew:
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brew install iperf3 |
Linux - Redhat:
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iperf3 -c iperf.wiscnet.net -P 4 -t 900 -R |
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iperf3 -c iperf.wiscnet.net -P 4 -t 900 -R <output shortened/omitted> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ 7] 8.00-9.01 00 sec22 31.4 6 MBytes187 265 Mbits/sec [ 9] 8.00-9.01 00 sec24 20.9 2 MBytes208 170 Mbits/sec [ 11] 8.00-9.01 00 sec22 33.4 MBytes187 280 Mbits/sec [ 13] 8.00-9.01 00 sec41 25.4 5 MBytes346 214 Mbits/sec [SUM] 8.00-9.01 00 sec 111 MBytes928 929 Mbits/sec <repeats until the test is completed> <output shortened/omitted> |
iperf3 Upload Test
iperf3 testing download speeds from the member's perspective, 4 threads in parallel, for 900 seconds/15 minutes, using TCP. The [SUM] row results in Mbits/sec or Gbits/sec. "-R" for reverse added to this test.
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[ 7] 8.00-9.0001 sec31 22.6 4 MBytes265 187 Mbits/sec [ 9] 8.00-9.00 01 sec20 24.2 9 MBytes170 208 Mbits/sec [ 11] 8.00-9.00 01 sec33 22.4 MBytes280 187 Mbits/sec [ 13] 8.00-9.00 01 sec25 41.5 4 MBytes214 346 Mbits/sec [SUM] 8.00-9.00 01 sec 111 MBytes929 928 Mbits/sec <repeats until the test is completed> <output shortened/omitted> |
Specifying IPv4 or IPV6
- iperf.wiscnet.net listens on v4 and v6. If you wish to test only v4 or only v6, please use the hostnames below (same server)
- iperf-ipv4.wiscnet.net
- iperf-ipv6.wiscnet.net