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Installing CLI Ookla Speedtest; “Command not found”

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    DominikHoffmann
    last edited by Apr 27, 2021, 6:22 PM

    I want to test the network speed at a remotely managed network, where I will not always have access to a host accessible through VNC. I have found instructions on how to install Ookla Speedtest for FreeBSD:

    1. Connect to pfSense terminal interface and enter shell.
    2. Execute these commands
    [21.02.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/root: fetch "https://install.speedtest.net/app/cli/ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-freebsd.pkg"
    ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-freebsd.pkg                      519 kB  995 kBps    01s
    [21.02.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg install ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-freebsd.pkg
    Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
    pfSense-core repository is up to date.
    Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
    pfSense repository is up to date.
    All repositories are up to date.
    pkg: No packages available to install matching 'ookla-speedtest-1.0.0-freebsd.pkg' have been found in the repositories
    

    The fetch method above is based on the solution to a problem I am having that is very similar to another post about package installation on an SG-1100.
    When I try to run the command, however, I get this:

    [21.02.2-RELEASE][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/root: speedtest
    speedtest: Command not found.
    

    What could be the problem? Into what directory did the pkg install command place the compiled speedtest?

    K 1 Reply Last reply Apr 27, 2021, 6:48 PM Reply Quote 0
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      KOM @DominikHoffmann
      last edited by Apr 27, 2021, 6:48 PM

      @dominikhoffmann That client is only for x86-compatible devices. Seeing as how you're running 21.02.2, can I assume you're using an ARM-based Netgate appliance?

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        DominikHoffmann @KOM
        last edited by Apr 27, 2021, 7:09 PM

        @kom: Yup, it’s an SG-1100. So, no Speedtest there?

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          KOM @DominikHoffmann
          last edited by Apr 27, 2021, 7:11 PM

          @dominikhoffmann Not that I can see. Why not use the iPerf package to do your testing?

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            DominikHoffmann @KOM
            last edited by Apr 27, 2021, 7:21 PM

            @kom: Not sure what iPerf is. Would you mind giving a few more details?

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              KOM @DominikHoffmann
              last edited by Apr 27, 2021, 7:26 PM

              @dominikhoffmann According to pfSense Package Manager:

              "Iperf is a tool for testing network throughput, loss, and jitter."

              More specific details can be found at the project's website:

              https://iperf.fr/

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