In this post, I show how to measure the bandwidth using SpeedTest.net directly from the pfSense GUI.
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Login into pfSense and Go to Diagnostics > Command Prompt.
Install SpeedTest-CLI command-line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net.
We’ll do this by pasting the following command into the ‘Execute Shell Command’ box and press the ‘Execute’ button.
Speedtest-CLI package will be installed into /usr/local/bin directory, which (by default) is already on PATH in FreeBSD.
So once the above is done, we can simply clear the ‘Execute Shell Command’ box, type in the ‘speedtest‘ command and press the ‘Execute’ button.
The result of the SpeedTest.net test executed directly on your pfSense router’s WAN connection will be displayed on the screen:
And that’s pretty much it.
Note: If you do not want to do this through GUI, run the same commands directly in the command-line interface of pfSense, by using the command line option #8:
It’s just 3 commands:
I hope this helped.
If you’re planning to configure it as a cron job and output the results into CSV, you can run it as a parsed result file
The results will show as a comma-separated output with three values (PING in milliseconds, DOWNLOAD in Mbps and UPLOAD in Mbps):
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The following packages are available from the pfSense® software packagerepository.
Warning
Packages availability can change over time. Check System >Package Manager > Available Packages for an always up-to-date list ofpackages.
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The package name in the list below links to documentation for thepackage, if it exists.
The Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) package managescertificates from ACME providers such as Let’s Encrypt.
Broadcasts a who-has ARP packet on the network and prints answers.
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Monitors devices on directly attached networks and notifies when it detectsnew MAC addresses.
Controls all APC UPS models. It can monitor and log the current power andbattery status, perform automatic shutdown, and can run in network mode topower down other hosts over the network.
AWS VPC VPN Connection Wizard. Automatically creates a VPN tunnel and BGPconfiguration to communicate with an Amazon AWS VPC.
Facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocolsuite. This enables clients to plug a laptop or computer into a network andinstantly be able to view other people who they can chat with, find printersto print to or find files being shared. In addition it supports mDNSreflection across LAN segments. Compatible technology is found in Apple MacOSX (branded Bonjour and sometimes Zeroconf).
Backs up and restores arbitrary files and directories.
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Tracks TCP/IP network usage and creates graphs of data consumption forindividual IP addresses.
Provides a GUI for BIND DNS server.
Allows the firewall to use LEDs for monitoring network activity on supportedplatforms.
Provides a GUI for cellular cards (e.g. 3G/4G/LTE), it currently supportscertain Huawei models.
Manages scheduled commands run periodically by the firewall.
A network statistics gatherer that offers bandwidth graphs for an interface,as well as traffic to/from specific IP addresses. Once installed, it appearsunder Diagnostics > darkstat.
Stores custom files persistently in the configuration.
A free implementation of the RADIUS protocol, used for Authentication,Authorization, and Accounting (AAA).
A GUI for the FRR routing daemon which supports BGP, OSPF, and OSPF6.
Warning
Conflicts with OpenBGPD and Quagga_OSPF; both packagescannot be installed at the same time.
A basic FTP client proxy using ftp-proxy from FreeBSD.
Allows the firewall to use LEDs for monitoring gateway status on supportedplatforms.
A reliable, high performance TCP/HTTP(S) load balancer. This packageimplements the TCP, HTTP and HTTPS balancing features from haproxy andsupports ACLs for smart backend switching. A good replacement when relayd isincapable of handling load balancing needs. Requires SSD/HDD.
The development package for HAproxy.
A tool for testing network throughput, loss, and jitter. Can act as a clientor a server.
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Creates IPsec configuration profiles for Apple devices (iOS and OS X) andIPsec import script bundles for Windows devices.
Sends and decodes link layer advertisements.
Supports LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol), CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol),EDP (Extreme Discovery Protocol) and NDP (Nortel Discovery Protocol).
LCD display drivers and service.
A high performance web proxy reporting tool. Includes realtime proxystatistics (SQStat). Requires the Squid package. Requires SSD/HDD.
Provides support for the 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), as wellas support for several proprietary discovery protocols including CiscoDiscovery Protocol (CDP), Extreme Discovery Protocol (EDP), Foundry DiscoveryProtocol (FDP), and Nortel Discovery Protocol (NDP / SONMP).
Similar to LADVD but a more modern implementation.
Manages periodic e-mail reports containing command output and log filecontents.
An enhanced traceroute replacement. mtr combines the functionality of thetraceroute and ping programs in a single network diagnostic tool.
Provides a mechanism to update Coreboot on certain Netgate hardware models.
The NET-SNMP implementation of SNMP. More extensible than the built-in SNMPdaemon (bsnmpd), and supports SNMPv3 authentication and TLS encryption.
A utility for network exploration and security auditing. It supports scanningto determine active hosts, many port scanning techniques to determine servicesoffered by hosts, version detection to determine what application/service isrunning on a port, and TCP/IP fingerprinting to identify the OS on remotehosts. It also offers flexible target and port specification, decoy/stealthscanning, SunRPC scanning, and more.
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Prometheus exporter for machine metrics.
Maintains a list of noteworthy items for the system.
Provides a GUI for Nagios NRPE. It execute Nagios plugins on remote hosts andreport the results to the main Nagios server.
It also allows Nagios to execute plugins like check_disk, check_procs,etc. on remote hosts.
A network probe that shows network usage in a way similar to what top does forprocesses. In interactive mode, it displays the network status on the user’sterminal. In Web mode it acts as a Web server, creating an HTML dump of thenetwork status. It sports a NetFlow/sFlow emitter/collector, an HTTP-basedclient interface for creating ntop-centric monitoring applications, and RRDfor persistently storing traffic statistics. Requires SSD/HDD.
Provides support for monitoring of Uninterruptible Power Supplies. It supportsUPS units attached locally via USB or serial, and remote units via the SNMPprotocol, the APCUPSD protocol or the NUT protocol.
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A free implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol, version 4. Exchangesroutes with other systems speaking the BGP protocol.
Warning
Deprecated. Use FRR for BGP.
Conflicts with FRR and Quagga_OSPF; both packages cannotbe installed at the same time.
A suite of open source utilities which enhance the performance of VMwarevirtual machine guest operating systems and improve management of virtualmachines.
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Generates pre-configured OpenVPN configuration files for clients, WindowsClient installers with configurations bundled, and Mac OS X Viscosityconfiguration bundles, among others.
Utility for controlling connections through the firewall based on more generalcriteria than firewall rules (e.g. by country, by domain name, etc). ManagesIPv4/v6 List Sources into ‘Deny, Permit or Match’ formats. GeoIP database byMaxMind Inc. (GeoLite2 Free version). De-Duplication, Suppression, andReputation enhancements. Provision to download from diverse List formats.Advanced Integration for Proofpoint ET IQRisk IP Reputation Threat Sources.Domain Name (DNSBL) blocking via Unbound DNS Resolver.
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The development version of pfBlockerNG
A GUI for pimd, a multicast routing daemon. Primarily replaces the role ofthe built-in IGMP Proxy function to allow routing multicast traffic acrossmultiple interfaces. Not a replacement for Avahi.
GUI for the OSPF routing protocol using Quagga.
Warning
Deprecated. Use FRR for OSPF.
Conflicts with FRR and OpenBGPD; both packages cannot be installedat the same time.
A RIP v1 and v2 daemon.
Gives a total amount of traffic passed In/Out during this and the previousmonth. Set to be replaced by the Traffic totals package.
Monitors for stopped services and restarts them.
Manages boot-time commands.
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A proxy for handling multiple SIP devices using a single public IP address.
SNMP Trap Translator for use with the Net-SNMP. Easy to setup and use.
An open source network intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS).Combining the benefits of signature, protocol, and anomaly-based inspection.SSD/HDD is strongly recommended.
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A flow-based network traffic analyzer capable of Cisco NetFlow data export.Tracks traffic flows and reports via NetFlow to a collecting host.
A high performance web proxy cache. It combines Squid as a proxy server withits capabilities of acting as a HTTP/HTTPS reverse proxy. It includes anExchange-Web-Access (OWA) Assistant, SSL filtering and antivirus integrationvia C-ICAP. SSD/HDD recommended.
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A high performance web proxy URL filter. SSD/HDD recommended.
Calculates a total amount of traffic passed In/Out over the period of hours,days, and months. Uses vnStat for data collection. It shows up in the menuunder Status > Traffic Totals.
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A TLS encryption wrapper between a remote client and local or remote servers.
Delegates privileges to users in the shell so commands can be run as otherusers, such as root.
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A high performance network IDS/IPS and security monitoring engine by OISF.SSD/HDD strongly recommended.
A modern syslog server which supports TCP and TLS encryption, among otherfeatures.
Note
This service is not intended to replace the default syslog server onthe firewall but rather acts as an independent syslog server.
Manages custom code patches to be applied and maintained to the system. Thesecan be commits from Github, manual diffs, or loaded from URLs.
An agent written in Go for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writingmetrics.
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GUI for a TFTP server, using the versatile tftp-hpa daemon.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses tunneling and encryption tocreate a secure private network between hosts on the Internet. A single tincdaemon can accept more than one connection at a time, thus making it possibleto create larger virtual networks, because some limitations are circumvented.Instead of most other VPN implementations, tinc encapsulates each networkpacket in its own UDP packet, instead of encapsulating all into one TCP oreven PPP over TCP stream. This results in lower latency, less overhead, and ingeneral better responsiveness and throughput.
Zabbix Monitoring agent. The agent gathers operational information locally andreports data to Zabbix server for further processing. The agent can alsogenerate alerts in case of failures. Available in multiple versions.
Zabbix Agent proxy. Collects performance and availability data on behalf ofthe Zabbix server, lowering the burden on the server. Available in multipleversions.