Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Mikrotik Bandwidth Test

BTest Server or Bandwidth test server is used to measure, how many bandwidth I will get from that link. The link for which, we want to verify the available bandwidth, we have to connect to bandwidth test server from one bandwidth test client using that link. Then bandwidth test client send some traffic to bandwidth test server until the link bandwidth is full. In this way, the bandwidth test client determine how many bandwidth is available for that link. 

Mikrotik has build in tool to measure the available bandwidth for the link named "BTest Server". And also has one built in bandwidth test client named "Bandwidth Test".


To accept measurement request from a client, first of all we have to enable "BTest Server". For that, just open "BTest server" and click on "Enable".


We can enable the "Authenticate" feature if we want. As a result, if any client want to connect with this BTest server, then that client will be asked for user credential. If the client can provide the right credential, then that client will be allowed to test the available bandwidth using this BTest Server otherwise not.

From the "Sessions" button we can view the user list, who is already connected with this BTest server for testing available bandwidth.


We already know that, Mikrotik has built in tool to connect to BTest server. Using that client tool, we have to write the BTest server IP address and user name as well as password to authenticate with BTest server.


In "Test To" field we have to write down our BTest server IP address and "User" and "password" field we have to provide user credential. And then finally, we will click on "Start" button to start the measurement process.

The result will be showed as unit view and graph view also.


All work is done.

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