How to measure throughput and range?

[BMW330ci]

Hi guys-

I'm hoping a network guru can help me out here. I want to test my router's range and throughput but how do I go about doing that? What sort of software would I need to run on my laptop?

Thanks for your help!!!

 

[ktwebb]

Routers don't really have a range. I'm guessing you have a wireless router, in essence a router with integrated Access Point. The AP will have a range. For accurate signal strength and quality I'd recommend netstumbler, assuming your client card is supported and most are nowadays. For throughput I prefer FTP, however you could also setup a webserver and download files from the client that way. That's a couple of basically free methods that should give you an accurate reading.

 

[JackMDS]

This is considered part of the standart for throughput.

Link to: A Free Utility for Network Troubleshooting from Ixia.

You install the master program on one computer, and End point Client on all other computers on the Network.

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[ktwebb]

Good call. Qcheck is a nice, small utility.

 

[BMW330ci]

Thanks guys for your help! Much appreciated!

 

[BMW330ci]

I read in PC Mag that they use Net IQ's Chariot -- is this reliable?

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: BMW330ci
I read in PC Mag that they use Net IQ's Chariot -- is this reliable?

The Utility in the link of my above post is a Free subset of Chariot.

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