How to Run a Speed Test in SynetoOS 4

Written By Sebastian Sime (Draft Writer)

Updated at January 29th, 2026

→ Applies to: SynetoOS 4.x

 

Step 1. Connect to SynetoOS appliance via SSH as admin

ssh admin@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

 

Step 2 (optional). Change into Solaris shell (in case you're directed to an unsupported shell)

un sh

 

Step 3. Get root privileges

sudo su -

 

Step 4. Create a Virtual Environment

python3 -m venv st

 

Step 5. Enter the Virtual Environment

cd st/

 

Step 6. Activate the Virtual Environment

source bin/activate

 

Step 7. Install the script

pip3 install speedtest-cli

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

(st) root@syneto-os4:/var/storage/admin/st# pip3 install speedtest-cli
Collecting speedtest-cli
  Downloading speedtest_cli-2.1.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl (23 kB)
Installing collected packages: speedtest-cli
Successfully installed speedtest-cli-2.1.3
WARNING: You are using pip version 21.2.3; however, version 24.3.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the '/var/storage/admin/st/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

 

Step 8. Run the script

speedtest

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

(st) root@syneto-os4:/var/storage/admin/st# speedtest
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Arelion Sweden AB (192.71.172.162)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by HAL Service SPA (Milano) [0.90 km]: 31.92 ms
Testing download speed...............................................................................
.Download: 34.76 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 14.24 Mbit/s
(st) root@syneto-os4:/var/storage/admin/st#