A SUE true 7 inscirina the Next Gen 15 Useful examples of iperf commands in Linux (How to use iperf in Linux) May 31, 2020 by cyberithub Table of Contents Syntax iperf commands in Linux Example 1: How to check perf command version Example 2: How to Check Network Performance in Server Mode Example 3 How to Check Network Performance in Client made Example &: How to Sta iperf Server on UDP Port Example 5: How to Send data for N secs in Client Mode Example 6: How to measure bidirectional bandwidths sequentially Example 7: How to measure bidirectional bandwidths simukaneoushy Example 6: How to Change TCP Window Size in Client mode Example 9: How to change TCP Window Size in Server mode Example 10: How to Connect iperf Server on UDP Port Example 11: How to Check Packet Loss through UDP Connection Example 12: How to Check UDP Network Statistics in Detail Example 13: How to Launch Parallel Network Bandwidth Tests Example 14: How to Test TCP Connection Using Maximum Segment Size Example 15: How to check other options of iperf commands in Linux Advertisements Source from Alibaba.com In this article, will take you through 15 Useful examples of iperf commands in Linux ipertis an open source tool that can be easily installed in Linux, It provides a reliable information about Network Bandwidth and its performance. You can easily check the network latency and other errors using this tool. You can also check many different information using iperf tool from Client as well as from Server Side, We wil look into various possible uses of this too! in below examples, Syntax Iperf -s [opti‘Apert -u -c server [options] iperf commands in Linux Allso Reas Install inerf and perform network throughput test in Linux (RedHat/CentOS 7/8) in § Easy Steps Example 1: How to check iperf command version I you want to check iperf command version then you need to use -v option with ipert commands as shown below. As you can see from below output current iperf command version is 2.0.23 Advertisements Source from Alibaba.com [root@lecalhost ~]# iperf -v Sperf version 2.0.13 (21 Jan 2019) pthreads NOTE: Please note that here | am using root user to run all the below commands.You can use any user with sudo access to run all these commands. For more information Please check Step by Step: How to Add User to Sudoers to provide sudo access to the User. -v print version information and quit[rootglocathost ~]# iperf -s -F Server Listening on TC? port S801 TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default) [ 4] local 192.168.9.100 port S8@1 connected with 192,168.0.108 port 54310 (peer 12857.1824.3338-unk) [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-64.9 sec 0.08 Kaytes 0.00 Kaytes/sec yun in server mode “-f: format to report adaptive, bits, Bytes, Kbits, Mbits, Gbits, KBytes, MBytes, GBytes Example 3: How to Check Network Performance in Client mode Ifyou want to check network performance in Client mode then you need to use -c option with iperf command as shown below. In ‘this example we are trying to connect Server 192.168.0.108 on TCP port S8@1 with default TCP window size. [root@lecalhost ~]# iperf -c 192.168.8.100 Client connecting to 192.168.0.180, TCP port S0@1 TCP window size: 4.00 Mayte (default) [3] local 192.168.0.106 port 54358 connected with 192.168.0.108 port 5¢01 [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 30.9 Gaytes 25.5 cbits/sec in client mode, connecting te host You can also go to the Server end and verify the response as shown below. Server Listening on TCP port 5802 TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default) [ 4] local 192.168.0.169 port 5081 connected with 192.168.0.186 port 54358 [ 1D] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-10.8 sec 32356224 KBytes 3227989 xBytes/sec NOTE: Please note that you need to start the Server first before launching any client connections or else you will get connection refused error. Example 4: How to Start iperf Server on UDP Port If you want to start Iperf Server on UDP Port instead of starting in default TC? Port then you need to use -u option with iperf command as shown below. In this example we are trying to start perf in Server mode on default UDP Port 5801 using ipers -v command.unr buffer size: 208 Kayte (default) Example 5: I you want to send data for N secs in Client mode then you need to provide the number of seconds using -t option with ipert ‘command as shown below. In this example we are trying to send data to the Server(192.168.0.100) for 15 seconds in Client made Using perf -c 192.168.0.188 -t 15 command [root@lecalhost ~]# iperf -c 192.168.8.100 -t 15 Client connecting to 192.168.0.160, TCP port S0@1 TCP window size: 4.00 MByte (default) [ 3] local 192.168.0.100 port 54364 connected with 192.168.0.108 port 5¢01 [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-15.0 sec 42.6 Gaytes 24.4 Gbits/sec time in seconds to listen for new traffic connections, receive trafic or transmit traffic Example 6: How to measure irectional bandwidths sequentially I you want to measure bidirectional bandwidths sequentially then you need to use -r option with iperf command as shown below. In this example we are connecting Server 192.168.0.10@ on Port 5881 to perform bidirectional tests sequentially. [root@localhost ~}# iperf -c 192.168.0.100 -r Client connecting to 192.168.0.180, TCP port S0e1 TCP window size: 4.00 wayte (default) [ 3] local 192.168.0.105 port 54378 connected with 192.168.0.100 port Seat [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] @.0-10.0 sec 30.2 Gaytes 25.0 Gbits/sec Do a bidirectional test individually - client-to-server, followed by a reversed test, server-to-dlient You can also go to the Server end and verily the response as shown below. Server Listening on TCP port 5801 TCP window size: 85.3 xByte (default) [ 4] local 192.168.0.180 port $801 connected with 192.168.0.106 port 54378 [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-10.0 sec 31730336 KBytes 3167739 KBytes/sec Client connecting to 192.168.0.168, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 4096 KByte (default) [4] local 192.168.0.106 port $4372 connected with 192.168.@.108 port Se01 [5] 1oca1 192.168.2.100 port Se@1 connected with 192.168.0.1@6 port $4372[root@localhost ~]# iperf -c 192.168.0.108 -4 bind failed: Adéress already in use Client connecting to 192.168.0.160, TCP port S0@1 TCP window size: 4.00 MByte (default) [ 3] local 192.168.@.100 port 54374 connected with 192.168.0.100 port 5001 [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 14.8 Gaytes 12.7 cbits/sec -d:Do a bidirectional test simultaneously. You can also verify the response from Server end as shown below. Server listening on TC> port 5002 TCP window size: 85.3 xByte (default) [ 4] local 192.168.0.180 port 5801 connected with 192.168.0.106 port 54374 Client connecting to 192.168.0.160, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 4096 Kyte (default) [ 5} local 192.168.0.106 port 54376 connected with 192.168.0.108 port 5e01 [ 5] local 192.168.2.100 port 5801 connected with 192.168.0.106 port 54376 [ 10) Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.0-10.0 sec 15499264 KBytes 1546299 xBytes/sec [ 6] 0.0-10.0 sec 15464960 Kaytes 1544880 Kaytes/sec [ 5] 0.0-10.0 sec 15464960 KBytes 1541043 xBytes/sec sum) e. -10.0 sec 30964224 KBytes 3285504 KBytes/sec Example 8: How to Change TCP Window Size in Client mode I you want to change the TCP Window size in Client mode then you need to use -w option with iperf command as shown below. In this example we are trying to connect Server 192.168.0.188 on TCP Port 5881 with TCP window size of 4900, [root@locathost ~]# iperf -c 192.168.0.100 -w 4200 Client connecting to 192.168.0.160, TCP port Soe1 ‘TCP window size: 7.81 KByte (WARNING: requested 3.91 KByte) [ 3] local 192,168.0.160 port 54378 connected with 192.168.0.100 port See1 [ 1D] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 32.4 MBytes 27.1 Mbits/sec -w : TCP window size (socket buffer size) Example 9: How to change TCP Window Size in Server mode I you want to change TCP Window Size in Server mode then you need to use -w option with -s option as shown below. In th ‘example, we are trying to start Server which listens on Port $001 with a TCP window size of 4000.Example 10: How to Connect iperf Server on UDP Port. I you want to connect Server on UDP Port instead of default TCP Port then you need to use -u option with iperf command as shown below. in this example, we are trying to connect Server 192.168.2.188 on UDP Port $801 instead of connecting to default TCP Port. [root@locathost ~]# iperf -c 192.168.0.100 -u Client connecting to 192.168.0.108, UDP port 50@1 Sending 1470 byte datagrans, 1G target: 11215.21 us (Kalman adjust) UDP buffer size: 208 KByte (default) 3] local 192.168.0.186 port 53574 connected with 192.168.0.10@ port S201 1] Interval Transfer Bandwidth 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 1.25 Maytes 1.05 Mbits/sec 3] Sent 892 datagrans 3] Server Report: 3] ©.0-10.0 sec 1.25 MBytes 1.05 Mbits/sec 0.006 ms 6/ 892 (2X) “ul: use UDP rather than TCP Now you can go to Server end and verify the response as shown below. Server Listening on UO? port S801 Receiving 1470 byte datagrams oP buffer size: 208 KByte (default) [ 3] local 192,168.0.160 port 5861 connected with 192.168.2.106 port 53674 [ 1D] Interval Transfer Bandwidth Jitter Lost/Total Datagrars [ 3] @.0-10.0 sec 1281 KBytes 128 KBytes/sec 0,006 ms @/ 892 (@%) Example 11: How to Check Packet Loss through UDP Connection, I you want to determine the packet oss through the network then UDP is the best way to check and measure this loss. In this example, we are trying to connect Server 192.168.0.169 on UDP Port Se@i with a target bandwidth of 18 Mbits/sec. [root@locathost ~]# iper -c 192.168.0.100 -u -b 10% Client connecting to 192.168.0.160, UDP port 5001 Sending 147@ byte datagrans, 1°G target: 1176.02 us (Kelman adjust) UP buffer size: 208 KByte (default) [ 3] local 192,168.2.186 port 58487 connected with 192.168.@.188 port Se01 [ 10) Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 11.9 Mytes 10.0 Mbits/sec [3] Sent 2502 catagrans [ 3] Server Report: [3] 0.0-10.0 sec 11.9 maytes 10.6 Mbits/sec 0.009 ms 0/ 8503 (@%)Server Listening on UOP port 5201 Receiving 1470 byte datagrans OP buffer size: 208 KByte (default) [3] local 192.168.0.100 port 5201 connected with 192.168.0.105 port 58487 [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth Jitter Lost/Total Datagrars [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 12205 KBytes 1221 KAytes/sec 0.009 ms @/ 8503 (0%) Example 12: How to Check UDP Network Statistics in Detail Ifyou want to check all the UDP Network Statistics like Transfer Bandwidth, Jitter, Packet Loss etc then you need to use below per commands. In client end, we will send the data to connect to UDP Port on Server 192.168.9.120 using bandwidth of 18 Mbits/sec, [root@localhost ~]# ipert -c 192.168.0.108 -u -b 108 Client connecting to 192.168.9.168, UDP port 5001 Sending 147@ byte datagrans, 1°G target: 1176.02 us (Kelman adjust) UP buffer size: 208 KByte (default) [ 3] local 192.168.0.106 port 35616 connected with 192.168.0.100 port See1 [ 1D] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 11.9 MBytes 10.0 Mbits/sec [ 3] Sent 8504 catagrans [ 3] Server Report [ 3] 8.0-10.0 sec 11.9 MBytes 10.0 Mbits/sec 8.003 ms 0/ 8504 (0%) You can also verify the stats from Server end as shown below, [root@localhost ~]# iperf -s -f K ~ Server Listening on UDP port 5801 Receiving 1478 byte datagrans OP buffer size: 208 Kayte (default) [ 3] local 192.168.0.100 port $801 connected with 192.168.0.106 port 35016 [ 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth Jitter Lost/Total Datagrars [3] 0.0- 2.0 sec 2aaz Kaytes 1221 KBytes/sec 0.096 ms 0/ 1781 (OX) [3] 2.0- 4.0 sec 2642 Kaytes 1221 KBytes/sec 0.004 ms @/ 1781 (OX) [3] 4.0- 6.0 sec 2642 Kaytes 1221 KBytes/sec 0.006 ms 0/1781 (OX) [ 3] 6.0- 8.0 sec 2640 Kaytes 1220 KBytes/sec 0.009 ms @/ 1780 (OX) [ 3] 8.0-10.0 sec 2442 Kaytes 1221 KBytes/sec 0.009 ms @/ 1781 (OX) [ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 12208 KBytes 1221 KBytes/sec 0.009 ms @/ 8504 (B%) pause n seconds between periodic bandwidth reports Example 13: How to Launch Par lel Network Bandwidth Tests I you want to run parallel network bandwidth tests then you need to use -P option jpert command and specify the number of connections as shown below. In this example we are trying to launch 4 Parallel Network Bandwidth tests by connecting 192, 168.0,18@ Server on Port 5001.3] local 192.168.0166 port 54380 connected with 192.168.0.108 port Sea 5] Local 192-168.0.195 port 54384 connected with 192.168.0.108 port Se01 4) local 192.168.2.105 port 54382 connected with 192.168.0.100 port 5001 6] local 192-168.2.195 port 54386 connected with 192.168.0.108 port 5¢01 10) Interval Transfer Bandwidth 6] 0.0-10.0 sec 6.88 Gaytes 5.84 Gbits/sec 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 6.69 Gaytes 5.73 Gbits/sec 5] 0.0-10.0 sec 6.70 Gaytes 5.75 bits/sec [4] 0.0-10.0 sec 6.58 Gaytes 5.63 bits/sec [SUM] 0.0-10.0 sec 26.8 GBytes 22.9 Gbits/sec t t t t i t i t -P :number of parallel client threads to run Similarly you can go to Server end and check the number of client connections as shown below. Server Listening on Tc? port Seer TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default) [ 6] local 192.168.0.169 port S0ai connected with 192.168.2.106 port 54384 [ 7] local 192.168.8.169 port S61 connected with 192.168.@.186 port 54386 [ 4] local 192.168.0.169 port S0a1 connected with 192.168.0.106 port 54380 [ 5] local 192.168..160 port 5861 connected with 192.168.@.186 port 54382 [ 1D] Interval Transfer Bandwidth t t [ t t 6] 8.8-10.0 sec 7027328 KBytes 699575 KBytes/sec 7] 0.0-10.1 sec 7131648 Kaytes 709131 KBytes/sec 4) 0.9-10.1 sec 7610304 KBytes 695462 KBytes/sec 5] .0-10.1 sec 6982400 KBytes 685541 KBytes/sec [SUM] 8.0-10.1 sec 28071680 KBytes 2784871 KBytes/sec Example 14: How to Test TCP Connection Using Maximum Segment Size Ifyou want to test TCP Connection using maximum segment size then you need to use -» option with iperf command as shown below. Usually MSS will have the size range from @-65535 bytes. Hence by specifying -m option with iperf command will use the maximum segment size of 65535 bytes for TCP testing [root@localhost ~]# iperf -< 192.168.0.10 -m Client connecting to 192.168.0.168, TCP port 5001 TCP window size: 4.00 MByte (default) 3] local 192.168.0.186 port 54390 connected with 192.168.0.160 port Seo 10] Interval Transfer Bandwidth 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 31.0 Gaytes 25.6 Gbits/sec 3] MSS size 65483 bytes (NTU 65523 bytes, unknown interface) -m: print TCP maximum segment size (MTU - TCP/IP header) Now you can go to Server end and check the response as shown below.A 4) local 192.168.0.108 port 5801 conne: { 1D} Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4} 0.0-10.0 sec 32477952 KBytes 3244064 KBytes/sec id with 192.168.0.206 port 54390 Example 15: How to check other options of iperf commands in Linux I you want to check all the other options available with iperf command then you need to use iperf --help command as shown below. 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