iPerf3 Server on AlmaLinux OS 9 delivers precise network throughput analysis on a next-gen Linux platform aligned with enterprise-grade security and support.
This is a quick deployment and ready-to-run image.
Simple and rapid installation. Easy to maintain.
Connection to iPerf3 Server on AlmaLinux OS 9
To work, you should open port 5201 (TCP) in the network properties in the Amazon firewall. After purchasing and starting the VM, you should know its IP address. You can find it in Amazon’s account.
- Download the iPerf3 client for your operating system to perform a speed check.
- To start the app, you need to run PowerShell or a console (right-click on the Start menu)
- In the console, navigate to the iPerf3 client installation directory (in our case this is > cd C:\Temp\iperf3)
- To get help on usage, enter the >.\iperf3 -h command
- Enter the command for the connection speed check (for example, for 10-second test command is: “.\iperf3 -c xx.xx.xxx.xx -p 5201 -t 10” where instead of xx enter the IP address of your VM)
To connect to the Server, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done using the following instructions (by choosing the “file format:” option “.ppk” in point 3) Guide – How To – Create and use Key Pair to connect to a VM
- Connecting to the VM using the PuTTY application. You can download it at the following link – Download
- Go to section SSH on the left panel, and then to Auth
- In the “Auth” section, click “Browse” and specify the path to the .ppk file you received earlier.
- Go to the home page of “Session”, enter the IP address of the VM, and click “Open”.
- In the opened console, you will need to enter the login ec2-user
- Check the status of the server by running the command
> sudo systemctl status iperf3
Now you can use iPerf3 Server on AlmaLinux OS 9
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