netselect

Speed test for choosing a fast network server. More information: https://github.com/apenwarr/netselect.

• Choose the server with the lowest latency:

sudo netselect host_1 host_2

• Display nameserver resolution and statistics:

sudo netselect -vv host_1 host_2

• Define maximum TTL (time to live):

sudo netselect -m 10 host_1 host_2

• Print fastest N servers among the hosts:

sudo netselect -s N host_1 host_2 host_3

• Display help:

netselect