netperfrunner.sh reports 0mbps down and up

[jsbiff]

I cloned the git repo to my openwrt router, and ran netperfrunner.sh with no arguments (so it uses default arguments), and it's reporting 0mbps down and up. Which definitely isn't correct - I have internet connectivity through the router.

I am wondering if perhaps the netperf.bufferbloat.net url that it uses for testing is perhaps no longer responding online?

[richb-hanover]

That's exactly what's happening. The default site gets DOS'd by hundreds of speed tests per hour, frequently by tests coming from the same source IP address. I can no longer keep my server up - it runs out of its monthly bandwidth in a couple days, despite considerable scripts and iptables work.

Try netperf-eu or netperf-fremont as an alternative for the -H option

[jsbiff]

Thank you for the explanation. I understand - only so much that a free service that isn't peer-to-peer with thousands of peers can do. Hmmm, on that note, maybe this could be somehow reworked to do a peer-to-peer network where everyone using it tests with each other's bandwidth? I realize that is a, to put it mildly, non-trivial ask lol. But, still, a thought about how to possibly solve the problem of the many-to-one bandwidth issue.

[richb-hanover]

@jsbiff Sorry for necro-posting, but I have (possibly) revived the netperf.bufferbloat.net server. Clients must now supply a passphrase (changed daily) to run a test. You can get the current passphrase at https://netperf.bufferbloat.net

The script sh betterspeedtest.sh -Z todays-passphrase (and netperfrunner.sh) now work as desired. If this is still interesting, please let me know how it works out. Thanks.