Created on
11-11-2025
08:16 AM
Edited on
11-18-2025
11:54 PM
By
Jean-Philippe_P
| Description |
This article describes that in FortiOS v7.4.2, an authorization check was introduced for iPerf clients, due to the utilization of the speedtest-server feature for ADVPN (Speed tests run from the hub to the spokes in dial-up IPsec tunnels). Thanks to that, it is no longer possible to test bandwidth between FortiGates as the speed-test check until FortiOS 7.4.8. Since FortiOS v7.4.8+, it is possible to run an iperf server locally, and a regular iPerf client can be used as well.
In FortiOS versions older than v7.4.8, the following error is returned when trying to run the iperf server:
fgtiperfserver_olderversion# diagnose traffictest run -s In FortiOS versions older than v7.4.2, the only possibility to run an iPerf server is by configuring and running the commands below:
config system global config system interface end And then run the following on a client FortiGate:
diagnose traffictest run -c <FortiGate server IP> Or use an iPerf3 client:
iperf3 -c <FortiGate server IP> |
| Scope | FortiOS v7.4.8+. |
| Solution |
In FortiOS v7.4.8+, configure the FortiGate acting as an iPerf3 server:
fgtiperfserver # show system interface port1
On a client FortiGate, run the following command:
diagnose traffictest run -c <FortiGate server IP> Or use an iPerf3 client:
iperf3 -c <FortiGate server IP>
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