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I am trying to determine current download speed using ping. I want to calculate download speed for the router and not for any connection or device.
How can I ping 8.8.8.8/google.com from a router ?
I have Linux and MacOS computers in the network.
1I just noticed this. You want to determine the download speed using the ping ? That's... not how it works. The two are related, but not that much. A good ping indicates a responsive connection, but you can have a good ping with a not-that-fast connection. You can have 50ms of ping and 500Mbps down with optic fiber. On my VDSL connection I'm getting 10ms and 30Mbps down. If you want a download speed, use a speed test service. – zdimension – 2017-08-24T15:40:04.797
Also, the term "current download speed" is ambiguous. Do you mean the speed at which downloads are actually occurring? Or do you mean the maximum speed at which downloads could occur whether or not anything's being downloaded? – David Schwartz – 2017-08-24T15:57:20.080
By current speed I mean the speed at which downloads are occuring, so when nothing is being downloaded current speed would be 0 Mb/s – daniel turner – 2017-08-24T16:00:38.750