On 2012/04/02 17:11, Abel Abraham Camarillo Ojeda wrote: > >> i'm using a simple scp of a 100MB file. scp reports its transmission > >> speed. and i'm comparing the same transmission of the same file between > >> the same two hosts with and without vpn encryption. it may not be > >> the best or most accurate measurement, but i believe it gives me the > >> information i'm looking for. > > > > Sorry, this is a horrible way to measure connection speed. > > Plain ftp would be better, but something that doesn't also measure > > disk throughput would be better still (tcpbench, iperf etc). > > > > Also if you're testing from the router itself note that results > > when testing from another machine which connects through the router > > are likely to be very different. > > > > is nc okay for this kind of measurements?
It might do at a push (would be better than scp), but it's really not designed for this. What's wrong with using the right tool for the job?
