Use lftp command to test your Internet connection speed under Linux operating system. The syntax is:
lftp 'pget http://speedtest.example.com/file.bin; exit; '
You can also use wget command for the same purpose:
wget -O /dev/null 'http://speedtest.example.com/file.bin'Read answer to: "Linux / Unix: Test Internet Connection Speed From Console Over SSH Command Line"
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