Per the Mikrotik forums it looks like it is proprietary. On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Bill Prince via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote:
> Isn't the bandwidth test built into Mikrotik a variant of iperf? > > bp > > On 10/21/2014 7:00 PM, Keefe John via Af wrote: > > We found speedtest.net to be very unreliable even though we have a server > hosted in our datacenter. We also run speedtest mini and it is not very > reliable, especially for 25mbps or greater. Iperf, however, works every > time. > > > On 10/21/2014 7:09 PM, Jon Auer via Af wrote: > > FWIW at one time we had three peers (no open internet/upstream to worry > about) running speedtest.net servers and still saw a lot of variation in > performance. > The server on a network run by a world-famous optimization nerd reported > much higher speeds and more consistent results than the one run by the > fellow WISP or the one run by a IT consultant... > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > >> If your upstreams suck, your customer's speedtests should reflect >> that.... and be addressed. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Timothy D. McNabb via Af" <af@afmug.com> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Tuesday, October 21, 2014 5:15:06 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> I hate to necro an old thread, but has anyone devised an alternative? >> We’re looking at the same dilemma of our own speedtest. It’s always been >> nice to have the Ookla speedtest not just in terms of performance, but the >> ability to reference actual results as well (since customers sometimes >> misinterpret the results). From the other speedtests mentioned ( >> speedtest.io and openspeedtest) it appears that neither are something >> you can install on a local machine. Our personal preference is so customers >> can see what their speeds are within our control (the speedtest server is >> right next to our upstreams). >> >> >> >> -Tim >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-bounces+tim=velociter....@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of >> *Tushar Patel via Af >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 7:55 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements? >> >> >> >> May be we will try that. But as a speedtest product from ookla, I am >> surprised there isn't really good competing product in the market. One >> would think there should be market for such product. No wonder they are >> raising the price. >> >> Tushar >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 23, 2014, at 8:23 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af" < >> af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >> Why not just host a speedtest.net server and have your customers test >> to it? >> >> >> >> -forrest >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Darren Shea via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >> We currently host our own speedtest server using Ookla's speedtest >> technology, but Ookla is discontinuing the version we run, and >> the licensing fees for the new version are very steep. I'm looking at >> alternatives, such as OpenSpeedTest and speed.io, but would >> like to get some feedback on these if anyone is using them. >> >> We once tried using Brandon Checkett's Fancy Speed Test, but the results >> display was not really in line with what we wanted. >> >> Does anyone hosting their own, non-Ookla, speedtest server have some >> success stories or horror stories about particular packages? >> >> >> Thank you, >> Darren >> >> >> >> >> > > >
