And it also has no problem keeping up with a Gigabit connection. It has a mode, which I didn’t try, that works with TCPview to plot bandwidth use for all TCP and UDP connections in use. It has tons more display options (Figure 5), better reports and, my favorite, lets you clear the display without having to quit the app. The other Net Meter, which I think preceeded ReadError’s, comes from Hoo Technologies and costs $25 after a 30 day trial. But for my taste, the display and features are a bit sparse. All you need to do is browse to a network share, select the test file size, select the output units (Kbps, Mbps, KBps, MBps) and start the test. I like it for quick 'am-I-in-the-ballpark' measurements without the hassle of setting up client and server machines as other methods require. Repeat this process the number of times you Delete the file from the network folderġ0. Write the file to the network folder you choseĩ.

Create a 1 MB random test packet file in memoryģ. Here’s what it does (from the LST Help file):ġ.

And it clears cache between writes and reads to ensure that the file actually gets read. LST runs from memory on the computer it’s running on, so won’t be limited by hard (or solid state) drive speed. The only thing it needs besides a Windows machine to run on is a target network share. Totusoft’s LAN Speed Test is the quickest and easiest way to test network speed.

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