Re: router stress testing tools

["Ghaith Nasrawi" <libero () aucegypt edu>]

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> From      : "neil gardner" neil.gardner () alliedtelesyn co nz
To          : infosecgroup () gmail com, pen-test () securityfocus com
Cc          :
Date      : Mon, 07 Feb 2005 09:00:58 +1300
Subject : Re: router stress testing tools

> We do Router performance and protocol testing on a constant basis (New
> products and new software for an existing range) and use Ixia chassis
> extensively. They can be a little temperamental, but the scriptability,
> flexibility and options are fantastic.
>
> Things like setting up a max number of sessions is trivial and would
> take only a few seconds to setup and execute.
>
> However, on a more budget level, max number of sessions should be
> trivial to setup. Just put hping in a loop and increase source IP and
> set it going. You may have to throttle slightly if you're not interested
> in ramp rate and want mas sessions instead - however ramp rate is
> probably a better (faster) indication of a DOS.
>
> Cheers - Neil Gardner
> Senior Test Engineer
> Allied Telesyn Research
>
> > > > bill williams <infosecgroup () gmail com> 6/02/2005 11:01:39 a.m. >>>
> I am looking for information and tools to stress test routers.  Any
> information, white papers, tools, settings for hping, etc. would be
> appreciated.  The incident I am trying to reproduce is related to
> scanning through the router and the router running out of sessions
> creating a DOS attack, I think?  This testing is in response to yet
> another "your scanner brought the router, down incident" and I am sure
> you can imagine the rest. We do have a duplicate router in our testing
> facility so don't worry I am not trying to DOS anyone.
>
>
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