[gentoo-user] Network perf tool

[gentoo-user] Network perf tool

[Petric Frank]

Hello,

this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask 
otherwise.

Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as defined 
in RFC 2544 ?
This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to be 
connected to the device under test.

regards
  Petric

Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

[Robert David]

Hi Patric,

what about iperf?

Robert.


On Wednesday 24 of October 2012 20:36:54 Petric Frank wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask
> otherwise.
> 
> Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as
> defined in RFC 2544 ?
> This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to be
> connected to the device under test.
> 
> regards
>   Petric

Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

[Ryan Decker]

I second iperf for network performance testing.... I've used it
countless times, and does just what it claims to do.

Ryan


On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Robert David
<robert.david.public@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Patric,
>
> what about iperf?
>
> Robert.
>
>
> On Wednesday 24 of October 2012 20:36:54 Petric Frank wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask
>> otherwise.
>>
>> Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as
>> defined in RFC 2544 ?
>> This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to be
>> connected to the device under test.
>>
>> regards
>>   Petric
>

Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

[Kfir Lavi]

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I have wrote a testbed for TCP testing [1].
One of the files is an iperf library [2].
If you want to run iperf automatically, you can look at my code and maybe
use it.

Kfir

[1] https://github.com/kfirlavi/Amalia
[2] https://github.com/kfirlavi/Amalia/blob/master/trunk/testbed/lib/iperf


On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Ryan Decker <rdecker@siena.edu> wrote:

> I second iperf for network performance testing.... I've used it
> countless times, and does just what it claims to do.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Robert David
> <robert.david.public@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Patric,
> >
> > what about iperf?
> >
> > Robert.
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday 24 of October 2012 20:36:54 Petric Frank wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask
> >> otherwise.
> >>
> >> Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as
> >> defined in RFC 2544 ?
> >> This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to
> be
> >> connected to the device under test.
> >>
> >> regards
> >>   Petric
> >
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

[Petric Frank]

Hello,

iperf is a good tool, but ...

Fr example the RFC 2544 throughput test does not allow any 
failed/missing/corrupted packed during the testing time.
In this case the data speed is to be reduced and the test to be executed 
again.
Also a throughput test is only one part of the RFC 2544.

regards
  Petric

Am Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2012, 10:37:02 schrieb Robert David:
> Hi Patric,
> 
> what about iperf?
> 
> Robert.
> 
> On Wednesday 24 of October 2012 20:36:54 Petric Frank wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask
> > otherwise.
> > 
> > Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as
> > defined in RFC 2544 ?
> > This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to
> > be connected to the device under test.
> > 
> > regards
> > 
> >   Petric

[gentoo-user] Re: Network perf tool

[James]

Petric Frank <pfrank <at> gmx.de> writes:


> Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as defined 
> in RFC 2544 ?
> This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to be 
> connected to the device under test.

Hello Petric,

YES there is a wonderful tool to statistically track your network
connections and present substantiating evidence to your carrier
to support your Service Level Agreement. Briefly reading up on 
RFC 2544, it's all about data collection, monitoring and presenting
SLA reports.

First, there is a quick, minimal tool, call bm (bandwidth monitor) for
mere instantaneous (concurrent) viewing. CBM  Color Bandwidth Monitor
is new to the portage tree, so you much "sync" to install that
version.


The  comprehensive tool is JFFNMS, also in portage, which is
backed nicely by either mysql or postgresql:

"Configurable per Circuit SLA’s (with RPN logic)"

http://www.jffnms.org/features/

Installation help  http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/jffnms.xml

You should join/use the discussion group:
jffnms-users@lists.sourceforge.net


hth,
James