Overview
What is NetStress?
NetStress : A benchmarking tool used to measure network performance, both wired and wireless
In depth
A closer look at NetStress
NetStress is a network utility designed to run benchmarks on your Internet connections, whether they are ranged or wireless. It primarily concerns experienced users, such as network administrators or multiplayer video gamers.After a brief and uneventful installation procedure, you are required to select the network interface upon deployment, after viewing the adapter name, description, MAC and IP address for each local connection. It is possible to apply settings from the last session.The main application window shows graphical representations of the TCP, UDP and total throughput measurements, when it comes to the evolution of transmitted and received data over time.Furthermore, you can check out average and standard deviations, along with the the local and remote receiver IP, as well as specify the maximum transmission unit (between 500 and 2000 bytes) and display unit (e.g. Kbps, packets per second). Unfortunately, you cannot log this activity to file.NetStress uses a very low quantity of CPU and system memory, so it doesn't burden the computer's overall activity. It has a good response time and performs well, without making the OS hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. Although it doesn't pack a wide range of options, NetStress proves to be a reliable utility for running benchmarks on network connections.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows 2003 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000
Verdict
Should you download NetStress?
NetStress runs on
9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 6.7 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
IP Utilities.
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At a glance
NetStress specifications
- Last updated
- Apr 25, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows 2003 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
- File size
- 6.7 MB
- Price
- Free
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- 572
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