Most (if not all) the mikrotik routers have a built in Bandwidth test (server or client, selectable). Believe they do UDP or TCP, send, receive or both.
-- Larry Smith [email protected] On Mon August 17 2015 15:02, Chuck McCown wrote: > I am pretty ignorant as to the abilities of any Mikrotic device. > Can you enlighten me? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 2:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing > > > I am wondering if I got a GigE managed switch, could I see some phy data > > speeds by looking at its management interface? > > Why not just a Mikrotik CCR? > > > Demand for our GigE surge suppressor has been growing such that I am now > > limited by my test station throughput. > > > > > > > > Any ideas on how to test a GigE device go-nogo without buying more big > > dollar testers (which I currently use)? > > > > > > > > It needs to be fast and show speeds in both directions. > > > > > > > > Have considered just putting up a GigE switch and plugging the surge > > suppressor into two ports and seeing if they light. But that sounds > > pretty > > cheap and dirty. Want to see numbers. A laptop talking to another > > laptop with iperf may end up being the solution. Not sure if there are > > GigE USB NICS so I could do it all on one laptop or not. > > > > > > > > Any other ideas?
