Smokeping used to be one of my favourity tools when I was working as a SysAdmin long time ago. It's offers such a clever way of presenting the data, that it is super easy to identify any issues.
I still wonder why modern tools haven't adopted this ingenious technique.
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To get these numbers I am using lan speedtest, and have run multiple tests with multiple packetsizes between devices on the network. I seem to get faster speeds with larger packet sizes. Source: 5 months ago
As far as stress testing i/o and network, I'm unsure, never had to test it. I've used Lan Speed Test by Totusoft to narrow down degraded network performance between devices on a LAN to a smaller area of troubleshooting. Https://totusoft.com/lanspeed. Source: about 1 year ago
How are you testing your connection? For internet speeds use speedtest.net I use https://totusoft.com/lanspeed to test speeds for my LAN. Source: over 1 year ago
After a quick search and a test, you can also use This program to test the speed between your computer and your LAN. This can help you to determine if the problem lies between your computer and the modem, or the modem to the internet. Source: over 1 year ago
A great way to test raw throughput and read/write speeds on your home network is to use Lan Speed Test: https://totusoft.com/lanspeed. Source: over 1 year ago
I'd recommend setting up SmokePing or Vaping to get a better idea of latency and connectivity. Source: 10 months ago
Let me introduce you to a rather old, but still highly useful, tool for free. Takes a little leg work to get going, but pays off in style. https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/. Source: 11 months ago
So I would run Smoke Ping (https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/) for a while to get an idea of the loss. If it really is an external issue, you can try a VPN to hopefully pickup a different route. Source: 11 months ago
I personally like smokeping, https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/ . Has lots of different probes so you can do more than just "ping if it is alive". Source: about 1 year ago
I previously made a post asking for some ping results for various people in the area. Thank you to everyone who replied. Some of the comments encouraged me to set up a more proper monitoring system for keeping track of latencies to various servers, and to consider more than just ICMP ping as said packets are likely deprioritized. I set up an instance of SmokePing and have it monitoring a number of services, as... Source: about 1 year ago
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