FW: IP Generation program/devices

[Stephan Chayer <schayer () positronfiber com>]

You might take a look on NetXray made by Cinco Networks that is now
Network General that is now Network Associates... 

Ask Victor Amashta: victora () ngc com
www.ngc.com or www.nai.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Lou Dupont 
> Sent: 18 mars, 1998 16:02
> To:   Stephan Chayer
> Subject:      FW: IP Generation program/devices
>
>
>
> ----------
> From:         Lewis Eatherton[SMTP:eathertl () segasoft com]
> Sent:         Wednesday, March 18, 1998 12:39 PM
> To:   David J. Schmidt; Michael F Sullivan
> Cc:   nanog () merit edu
> Subject:      Re: IP Generation program/devices
>
> Also, you might want to take a look at Anvil, from Mightnight
> Networks.
> Its a very nice tool that runs on various Unix flavors and will test
> just
> about any part of the RFC on what ever protocols you order...
>
> At 11:25 PM 3/17/98 -0800, David J. Schmidt wrote:
> > On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Michael F Sullivan wrote:
> >
> > > To do some load testing, we need a "tool" (h/w device and/or s/w)
> to
> generate 
> > > a programmable amount of IP traffic on a segment (say 32Mbps on a
> fast
> enet 
> > > segment or fddi ring) and a way to measure it (w/ hopefully
> something
> cheaper 
> > > than a sniffer). Anyone have suggestions on what to use?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> > For the high end try Netcom Systems SmartBits.
> >
> > Their systems can hold various interface cards (from 10-20 per
> chasis) and
> > you can run up to 4 chassis in a stack.
> >
> > We are using them to fully stress test our Gigabit Bridge/Router and
> I've
> > been running tests with 24 gigabit cards into our device and we're
> also
> > using their 10/100mb cards to test our 10/100mb cards.
> >
> > The software can generate various IP frames from templates or you can
> use
> > a raw packet editor.
> >
> > NOT cheap!  But it can generate and receive/trigger/count at full
> speed if
> > that's what you need.
> >
> > David.Schmidt () ior com    Packet Engines, Inc.      (509)922-9190
> > Spokane, Washington      http://www.packetengines.com/
> Lewis Eatherton
> Network Architect
> SegaSoft, Inc
> 650.654.2318