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Test internet speed from linux command line

September 21, 2020January 12, 2014 by Radenko Bogdanovic

Speedtest.net is a pretty good place to check your internet speeds. But there is an even simpler way. Using the speedtest-cli command line app, you can actually check your current broadband speeds via Terminal. In this article show you how to install speedtest-cli on RHEL / CentOS 5.x/6.x/7.x, Fedora 17/18/19/20/21/22, Ubuntu 12.10/13.04/13.10/14.04/14.10/15.04, Mint 12/13/14/15/16/17. How … Read more

Limit SSH Root Access in Linux

September 21, 2020April 21, 2013 by Radenko Bogdanovic

One of the biggest security holes you could open on your server is to allow directly logging in as root through ssh, because any cracker can attempt to brute force your root password and potentially get access to your system if they can figure out your password. It’s much better to have a separate account … Read more