Speed Test and/or Graph

stephenw10

We have a speedtest cli client in our repo that isn't that but works pretty much the same:

[2.6.0-RELEASE][admin@cedev-6.stevew.lan]/root: pkg search speedtest
py38-speedtest-cli-2.1.3       Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth
[2.6.0-RELEASE][admin@cedev-6.stevew.lan]/root: pkg install py38-speedtest-cli
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.
The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

New packages to be INSTALLED:
	py38-speedtest-cli: 2.1.3 [pfSense]

Number of packages to be installed: 1

38 KiB to be downloaded.

Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y
[1/1] Fetching py38-speedtest-cli-2.1.3.pkg: 100%   38 KiB  39.0kB/s    00:01    
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
[1/1] Installing py38-speedtest-cli-2.1.3...
[1/1] Extracting py38-speedtest-cli-2.1.3: 100%
[2.6.0-RELEASE][admin@cedev-6.stevew.lan]/root: rehash
[2.6.0-RELEASE][admin@cedev-6.stevew.lan]/root: speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Plusnet (x.x.x.x)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by 20i Ltd (Nottingham) [164.26 km]: 22.869 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 61.63 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed.....................................................................................................
.Upload: 18.50 Mbit/s

Steve

bearhntr

@stephenw10

Interesting... Nothing like a graphical card or panel for the Dashboard?

Jarhead

@bearhntr said in Speed Test and/or Graph:

@jarhead

I have done that -- I was looking for something "AT" the front lines. Being that pfSense is the first line in my home network (passed the modem) - I was hoping to do that there, and then see what I get, and then test other devices to see if I am getting the same (or very-close).

That is at the front line. It runs on pfSense, can't get any more front line than that.

bearhntr

@jarhead

Please elaborate on how I would access a web page from the pfSense GUI ??

Jarhead

@bearhntr
As I said, doesn't run on the gui per se, but it's from pfSense.
You can run it from the Diagnostics/Command Prompt from gui but you will only get a command line output.

Screenshot 2022-09-13 150346.png

But why do you need to run it from the gui when you can from the cli?

bearhntr

@jarhead

I am not a Linux guru. Apologies.

I tried that command from the DIAG > CMD PRMT. I get an error.

I will do some more research. I was just hoping there was a PKG to install and a DASHBOARD tile which could be used.

stephenw10

No, there is not currently a dashboard widget for speedtest results.

Jarhead

@bearhntr said in Speed Test and/or Graph:

@jarhead

I am not a Linux guru. Apologies.

I tried that command from the DIAG > CMD PRMT. I get an error.

I will do some more research. I was just hoping there was a PKG to install and a DASHBOARD tile which could be used.

You have to install it first.
pkg add "https://install.speedtest.net/app/cli/ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-freebsd12-x86_64.pkg"

You'll either need to reboot or start the service manually and I forget the command to do that but @stephenw10 knows it.

bearhntr

@jarhead

WOO HOO -- you da man!!

I got it to install:

Shell Output - speedtest --accept-license

You may only use this Speedtest software and information generated
from it for personal, non-commercial use, through a command line
interface on a personal computer. Your use of this software is subject
to the End User License Agreement, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at
these URLs:

https://www.speedtest.net/about/eula
https://www.speedtest.net/about/terms
https://www.speedtest.net/about/privacy

==============================================================================

License acceptance recorded. Continuing.

Speedtest by Ookla

  Server: Sparklight - Atlanta, GA (id: 8707)
     ISP: Comcast Cable

Idle Latency: 14.98 ms (jitter: 0.53ms, low: 14.78ms, high: 15.77ms)

Download:   355.75 Mbps (data used: 430.1 MB)
             37.51 ms   (jitter: 3.80ms, low: 4.96ms, high: 50.58ms)

  Upload:    11.79 Mbps (data used: 13.5 MB)
             23.78 ms   (jitter: 11.24ms, low: 10.47ms, high: 429.20ms)

Packet Loss: 0.0%

bearhntr

Still would be nice to have a Dashboard Panel.

stephenw10

@jarhead said in Speed Test and/or Graph:

You'll either need to reboot or start the service manually and I forget the command to do that but @stephenw10 knows it.

Run: rehash so the shell knows about the new binary.

It's hard to recommend loading pkgs from external repos when one exists in the default repo though.

Steve

Jarhead

@stephenw10 True, but is that one still maintained? Thought it hasn't been updated in years.
Plus, this one is right from Ookla and made for FreeBSD.

stephenw10

It still works OK as far as I can see. Tests from the firewall itself are always a compromise anyway.

Steve

bearhntr

@stephenw10

Tried it -- I got this:

Do you know of any way to get something on the dashboard for SpeedTest? It would be nice if it was there with a record or history - but something which required a manual update.

I know the ORBI I have has a speed test and there is the ANALITI I have on my phone (which I love).

stephenw10

You have to run that at the CLI not in the gui command prompt:

[2.7.0-DEVELOPMENT][admin@t70.stevew.lan]/root: rehash
[2.7.0-DEVELOPMENT][admin@t70.stevew.lan]/root:

You could code a widget to do it. It would be quite involved since speedtest-cli doesn't exist as a package already. Really though you should test from a client behind the firewall. Testing from the firewall itself often gives a worse result because it uses CPU cycles to run the test and pfSense is optimised as a router and not a TCP endpoint.

Steve

Jarhead

@bearhntr said in Speed Test and/or Graph:

@stephenw10

Tried it -- I got this:

Do you know of any way to get something on the dashboard for SpeedTest? It would be nice if it was there with a record or history - but something which required a manual update.

I know the ORBI I have has a speed test and there is the ANALITI I have on my phone (which I love).

You don't need to run that since speedtest has already worked for you. Guessing you did a reboot after install. It was one or the other, reboot or run rehash.

If you search this forum, there was a widget made for the other speedtest package (speedtest-cli) but it was abandoned long ago and probably won't work but you may be able to update it if you want.

stephenw10

Yup, there are a few user efforts in this thread: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/64735/speedtest-cli-run-speedtest-on-pfsense-box

stephenw10

This works if you just want to be able to run the test from the gui.

Screenshot from 2022-09-15 13-44-13.png

No test logging / history there.

Of course it's 3rd party code so you should read and understand it etc.

provels

Here's a post from the Before Times and what I did.
But this was 5 years ago and it was never a bolt-on.

https://forum.netgate.com/topic/64735/speedtest-cli-run-speedtest-on-pfsense-box/25?_=1663246103246

stephenw10

Yeah, that would be a pretty nice diagnostic tool. With the various caveats discussed in that thread. Tools are only as good as the user!

Steve