test VPN client connection/speed from within the box by the script using wget

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Nikolay Bogolubov

• February 15, 2024 16:13

I have a Firewalla box (A) running VPN client to another box (B, runs VPN server).
From within box A - how can I write a script to test vpn connection / speed using wget.
I can't get to VPN interface - any wget --bind-address goes via default interface not via VPN.

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  Firewalla

  • February 15, 2024 16:39

  Have you tried iperf3? you should be able to bind to a local interface 

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  Nikolay Bogolubov

  • February 15, 2024 19:20

  My VPN interface as per ifconfig:

  vpn_DA66_DA669: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
          inet 172.27.239.184  netmask 255.255.248.0  destination 172.27.239.184
  
  

  And when I trying to get my ip from the ip echo service - I get nothing:
  wget --bind-address 172.27.239.184 -qO- https://ipecho.net/plain

  If I do not bind wget to specific address - it works:
  wget -qO- https://ipecho.net/plain

   

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