Internal network speed test program ?

[DonIsHere]

I know there are tests out there that test how fast your Internet connection is.

What I want to know is are there any programs out there that allow you to test how fast your LAN is? I know that you can hover the mouse over the network icon in your system tray and it'll tell you what your Speed is. BUT, that doesn't tell you how fast the network is actually going.

Any help would be great.

 

[Goosemaster]

-Ethereal

-NetIq's test utility...

Also, you can be "lazy as hell" and just get http://www.analogx.com 's netstatlive, and Transfer a file to a neighboring PC and read what it says.

<--even lazier and uses the windows netowrking percentage reading to get his bearings

 

[JackMDS]

The following is considered as one of the standards to measure Network ?Speed? and debug it.

Link to: A FREE Utility for Network Troubleshooting from NetIQ!).

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

:sun:

 

[cmetz]

DonIsHere, netperf. But be careful - any network speed test program really also tests the end systems, and as such the results are likely to not really be representative of the speed your network infrastructure is delivering to you. If your network infrastructure is an Ethernet switch, chances are it really can move the data just fine, and your end PCs are what's limiting the LAN performance.

 

[dutrizacd]

My personal favorite is DU-Meter. There's also a sum tool too so you measure just how much data you're actually sending and receiving.

http://www.download.com/DU-Meter/3000-2155-10127470.html?tag=lst-0-1

 

[oldman420]

du meter works really well but its not free i bought it anyway

 

[groovepapa]

what about a network testing tool for linux? red hat 9 to be specific...

 

[groovepapa]

does anyone know of a network speed testing tool for linux? we're trying to get a gigabit cluster up and going, but don't seem to be getting more than 100Mbit...

thanks

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: groovepapa
does anyone know of a network speed testing tool for linux? we're trying to get a gigabit cluster up and going, but don't seem to be getting more than 100Mbit...

thanks

The one jackMDS linked to has a linux client.