Checking network latency / problem

[ewlung]

I have an application that stream video from a server to a workstation.

But, sometimes, the video stutter, and jerky for the first few seconds.

And first, I would like to check the network latency during specific time of day.

The server is connected to switch1, which is connected to some kind of backbone network. And the workstation is connected to switch2.

Network is gigabit ethernet, CAT6 UTP.

How do you measure network latency? What kind of software which I can use? Prefer open-source solution btw.

Thanks.

 

[dawks]

One of the easiest ways to monitor latency is with the ping command. You can make the ping command run continuously, and send its output to a txt file which you can review later, and/or import into excel and run functions on.

ping x.x.x.x -t > ping-log.txt

Running that will create a file in the current directory called ping-log.txt and will keep running until you manually stop the execution (ctrl+x) or close the window.

 

[Udgnim]

ping -t will work

your solution to the initial stutter might be to increase buffer time/amount