Jack Malone
whatare netperf or netpipe an can they be downloaded. thanks would like to benchmark my network also.
I got netpipe from: ftp://ftp.scl.ameslab.gov/pub/netpipe/netpipe-2.4.tar.gz When I went looking for a network benchmark program I was actually looking for netperf, but ran across netpipe first and decided it was what I wanted after all, so I stopped looking for netperf. netpipe tests the network by sending different sized blocks between two computers. According to the man page: NetPIPE answers such questions as: How soon will a given data block of size k arrive at its destination? Which network and protocol will transmit size k blocks the fastest? What is a given network's effective maximum throughput and saturation level? Does there exist a block size k for which the throughput is maximized? How much communication overhead is due to the network communication protocol layer(s)? How quickly will a small (< 1 kbyte) control message arrive, and which network and protocol are best for this purpose? [snip] Hope this helps. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq