[Samba] smb/cifs share network speed testing

[Miguel Medalha]

> Is there any piece of software that I can use to run between a client
> and a linux or windows server with a smb/cifs share that will test
> network speed, latency, sustained read/writes, multiple file create,
> read, write, close, etc.. etc.. over X period time?
>    

iperf

<http://dast.nlanr.net/Projects/Iperf/>Iperf is a commonly used network 
testing tool that can create TCP and UDP data streams and measure the 
throughput of a network that is carrying them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iperf

Iperf is a tool to measure the bandwidth and the quality of a network link.
http://openmaniak.com/iperf.php