iperf3_client.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# This script runs iperf3 in client mode to test network speed.
#

# Check if iperf3 is installed
if ! command -v iperf3 &> /dev/null
then
    echo "iperf3 could not be found. Please install it."
    echo "For Debian/Ubuntu, use: sudo apt install iperf3"
    echo "For CentOS/RHEL, use: sudo yum install iperf3"
    echo "For macOS (with Homebrew), use: brew install iperf3"
    echo "For Windows, download from iperf.fr"
    exit 1
fi

# Check for server IP argument
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
    echo "Usage: $0 <server_ip_address>"
    exit 1
fi

SERVER_IP=$1
PORT=5201
PARALLEL_STREAMS=4

echo ""
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "  iperf3 Client"
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "  Server IP: ${SERVER_IP}"
echo "  Port: ${PORT}"
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"

echo ""
echo "Running standard test (client to server)..."
iperf3 -c ${SERVER_IP} -p ${PORT}

echo ""
echo "Running reverse test (server to client)..."
iperf3 -c ${SERVER_IP} -p ${PORT} -R

echo ""
echo "Running test with ${PARALLEL_STREAMS} parallel streams (client to server)..."
iperf3 -c ${SERVER_IP} -p ${PORT} -P ${PARALLEL_STREAMS}

echo ""
echo "Running reverse test with ${PARALLEL_STREAMS} parallel streams (server to client)..."
iperf3 -c ${SERVER_IP} -p ${PORT} -P ${PARALLEL_STREAMS} -R

echo ""
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "  Test complete."
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"