I would like to find out which socket combination offers the highest possible transfer rate between two powerline adapters from AVM. How can you measure the speed between two Powerline adapters alone without taking the other network into account? Is it enough for this in the mesh view of the Fritzbox?
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In the user interface of the Fritzbox (you can reach the IP address in a web browser like Safari, usually 192.168.178.1) Under “Home Network> Mesh” along the dashed lines as a gross rate. From this it can only be roughly derived how much net arrives, especially if the router is not directly connected to the adapter.
We use the program to measure the net rates Iperf3that has to run as a server on a Mac in the same network. Unfortunately, the installation is a bit more complicated, we describe the process below. Then give the command in the terminal ./iperf3 -s a.
On the client side we use the free app Iperf 3 WiFi Speed Testthat runs on iPhones, iPads and Macs with Apple SoC. It delivers separate values for up- and download both in WLAN and LAN or DLAN, whereby the number of TCP streams and duration can be set. We use five streams, measure three times 30 seconds per direction and use the highest average. In advance you have to read the IP address of the Mac on the IperF-3 server and enter it into the top field. It is in the system settings under the network.
Regardless of whether you measure LAN, WLAN or as with you, there are a few things to consider: In the network you always measure the entire route between the server and client. If there is a 100 Mbit switch or an old cable in between somewhere, this should be the weakest place. In gross rates over 1000 Mbit/s, a Gbit switch also becomes a needle.
In order to measure only the route between the two Powerline adapters in your case, a gigabit switch should be sufficient, however, since the expected net rates are below 940 Mbit/s. On the Switch, hang the one Powerline adapter, the Iperf-3 server MAC and an arbitrarily quick stripping to the router. The latter also acts as a DHCP server and is responsible for the allocation of the IP addresses. It is best to connect the client to the second Powerline adapter using a LAN cable. If the measured values scratch the maximum net torture of Gigabit Ethernet (940 Mbit/s), you need a switch with 2.5 or 10-gigabit LAN.
The simplest method Iperf3 Installation on a Mac is the use of the graphic Package manager Homebrew Cask. Find the “Xcode” Mac in the App Store and install it. Then open it once to accept the license agreement and recharge the standards. It can take a while. Open the Terminal utility and install Homebrew Cask with this command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL Follow the instructions in the terminal until Homebrew Cask is fully installed. Also enter the three commands displayed to expand the path. The whole thing should be completed after about 20 minutes. Install IperF3 with the following terminal command: brew install iperf3
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