SpeedTest - simple bandwidth test
On CentOS 6.x this is super easy to install since Python 2.6.x is already installed (Yum dependency).
1. Get the script
wget -O speedtest-cli https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest_cli.py
2. Make it executable
chmod +x speedtest-cli
3. Run it
./speedtest-cli
Sample output:
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Retrieving speedtest.net server list... Testing from Dnsslave.com (173.0.63.122)... Selecting best server based on latency... Hosted by AT&T (Kansas City, MO) [0.03 km]: 80.691 ms Testing download speed........................................ Download: 148.48 Mbit/s Testing upload speed.................................................. Upload: 39.01 Mbit/s