1. Firewall

  • Note: Create a Web Exception with cli.speedtest.net to bypass the Proxy Server on the Sophos Firewall for speedtest.exe to work without errors.

2. Internet

3. Linux

3.1. Installation

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Line.

    sudo apt-get install curl
curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/ookla/speedtest-cli/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt-get install speedtest

3.2. Usage

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Line.

    speedtest
# Type "YES" and press enter to accept the license for the first time.

4. Windows

4.1. Usage

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Prompt.

    net.exe use W: \\SMRU-HyperV01\Windows$ /P:No
rem Type your domain user account and press Enter for the username.
rem Type your domain user account password and press Enter.

"T:\IT\Public\Apps\SPEEDTEST\speedtest.exe"
"W:\Software\Ookla (SPEEDTEST)\SPEEDTEST\speedtest.exe"
rem Type "YES" and press enter to accept the license for the first time.