# How to test network speed

- Install iperf [http://software.opensuse.org/search http://software.opensuse.org/search](http://software.opensuse.org/search_http://software.opensuse.org/search "wikilink")
- start on server:

`# iperf -s`

- start on client:

`# iperf -c [ip.of.server.address] -r -t 10`

-r: test reverse also

-t: time