Re: Windows UDP packet generator software?

[Daniel Rohan <drohan () gmail com>]

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Jay Nakamura <zeusdadog () gmail com> wrote:

> The goal of what I am doing is to test some network convergence impact
> in a lab with two PCs with windows (Can't run Linux, it would be
> easier if I could) and switches and/or routers in between.
>
> So, I thought there must be some simple utility out there that can
> just start spewing out UDP packets to the other side at a certain time
> interval and I can look at packet loss via what arrives on the other
> side with wireshark on the PC.
>
> I found hping but it seems to be outdated and I can't get it to work
> on my windows boxes.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
Two suggestions:

1) http://robert.rsa3.com/traffic.html  (I haven't actually run this
myself, but it's description seems to fit the bill)
2) http://sourceforge.net/projects/iperf/ (iPerf in client mode can spew
UDP packets in configurable bursts)