Checking Port Speed

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Posted by khanbaba, 10-17-2013, 01:38 PM
Hi, Can anybody help me finding the server port speed, how exactly one can know about server port speed. Awaiting for replies. -Thanks.
Posted by Jake_K, 10-17-2013, 02:26 PM
Maybe you should ask your provider? They will know it for sure. If you want to know the actual speed you could try a speed test of some kind, for example the following: wget dl.getipaddr.net/speedtest.sh 2>/dev/null -O- | bash
Posted by Hanna Kemenitz, 10-17-2013, 02:33 PM
You may not want to rely on your host provider's word! If you paid for a 1000Mbs connection, check that the port speed configured by your provider for the server was provisioned correctly. It's easy. (For Linux server) Log into your server via putty and enter: root@server [~]# mii-tool If you are getting what you paid for, the response will be (more or less): eth0: 100 Mbit, full duplex, link ok
Posted by AttackerNET, 10-17-2013, 10:26 PM
Try running the command: "ethtool eth0" or eth1 or whatever you use to see how it's configured on your server and you can test downloading some large files via wget and monitor the transfer rate.
Posted by zacharooni, 10-18-2013, 12:31 AM
mii-tool will give you basic information on a network device: ethtool will give you more detailed information: The above example being from one of my gigabit servers
Posted by khanbaba, 10-18-2013, 04:44 AM
its showing the following
Posted by khanbaba, 10-18-2013, 04:46 AM
root@dedi [~]# sudo mii-tool eth0 eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok root@dedi [~]# so its 100? and also the following command shows as: root@dedi [~]# sudo ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Link partner advertised pause frame use: No Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 100Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) drv probe ifdown ifup Link detected: yes root@dedi [~]#
Posted by EthernetServers, 10-18-2013, 05:05 AM
You have a 100MB/s port based on that output.
Posted by khanbaba, 10-18-2013, 05:12 AM
I have ordered server with 10MB /s but they have attached 100MB /s, thats great By the way while downloading files via shell using wget command download speed is around 11mb /second so it reals that its 100MB /S port speed?
Posted by real_mc, 10-18-2013, 08:11 AM
Noone uses 10Mbps any more. Default is 100Mbps which is ~12.5 mB/s Please make the distinction between megaBITSpersecond and megaBYTESpersecond