[c-nsp] Check bandwidth on router

[Hank Nussbacher]

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008, Kristian Larsson wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 07:54:45PM -0500, root net wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>
>> Is there some sort of tool you can load into the IOS on a router to check
>> bandwidth? Or if not what are you all doing these days in this situation.
>> Like for example things are running slow and you think the Internet feed may
>> be the problem is there a way to do speed tests on the router itself?
>
> You can use ttcp directly from your router, it's a
> bit like iperf. It's a hidden commmand but works
> basically like the unix version, just type 'ttcp'
> at your IOS prompt and follow the "guide".

Not all IOS versions have it.  For example on 7200, IOS 12.4 - it doesn't 
work.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk801/tk36/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094694.shtml

-Hank

>
> STH1#ttcp
> transmit or receive [receive]:
> ...
>
>  -K
>
> -- 
> Kristian Larsson                                        KLL-RIPE
> Network Engineer / Internet Core        Tele2 / SWIPnet [AS1257]
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