There are many ways to check the speed of your internet connection. This guide shows how to run speed test (speedtest.net) from the command line.

First, head over to Node.js and download the current release for your platform.

Install Node.js with default settings.

Open command prompt or terminal.

Type the following to install the speed-test package from npm.

npm install -g speed-test

The package will be downloaded and installed. To run the test, just type speed-test

For extra verbosity, use

speed-test --verbose