Bandwidth Testing with AutoPi & iPerf

Projects / Brainstorming
#1

Hey all, I’ve recently been inspired by a Github repo I’ve come across called DRIST ( https://github.com/anubhavs/drist ), that uses a utility called iPerf (https://iperf.fr/), to map available bandwidth with physical location.

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I’m thinking about implementing this on my AutoPi, and I’m curious if anyone else sees value in it, or would be interested in collaborating.

This falls in line with a project I worked on in the past that would allow users to test their home internet connections, and see where they stood in relation to other users. Fine-grained bandwidth data (that is accurate) is sorely lacking here in the States, and if this functionality could be added, either as a community mod, or something more official, there could be a lot of value in that data.

At any rate, if you’re interested in collaborating, post in this thread! Thanks!

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#2

Hi, i just succeed to get the strength of the connection, that’s in my point of view a good indication because i dont need a lot of bandwidth.
To do this i make a custom code with this :

def get_signal():    
    args = []
    kwargs = {}
    return __salt__['ec2x.cell_signal'](*args, **kwargs)