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how to check wireless internet speed

How do I check the speed of my wireless connectiom on my macbook pro?

mc book pro

Posted on Feb 27, 2012 5:26 PM

3 replies

Feb 27, 2012 5:31 PM in response to joogman

Applications/Utilities/Network Utility


the Info pane, select your interface, it will tell you the IP Address, connection speed, show error counters and packets sent and received.


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Hold down the Option key and hold down the mouse button over the Wifi strength meter in the menuBar. Tells you channel, signal strength, M.A.C. address of base station, speed, and a few others.

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