If you need to generate traffic which is a little more behaved I'd suggest using one of the ttcp packages. That way you can get better stats on the traffic and more easily increase number of simultaneous tcp sessions ->traffic volume. Many versions support sending UDP as well if you don't want well behaved test background traffic. There are minor risks in using ICMP as a test traffic...some kernel's implementation of rate limiting number of outbound icmp messages, the volume of packets being processed by kernel hurts an application on one of your test hosts, or if testing across other's networks the mildly common practice of rate limiting icmp or subsets there of.
Heck cisco even has a ttcp for some versions of IOS, but I've never used it much since I need ttcp more with hardware based forwarding devices where ttcp on the RP would be a bad thing. Cisco's info is at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/471/ttcp.html Sorry for not responding earlier I'd been on the road. Darrell Newcomb darrell(at)netswitchnet Technology Advisor, Netswitch http://www.netswitch.net ""sam sneed"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this or something similiar for > Linux. I found a windoze version but I need linux or UNIX. > My ping versions of linux and SunOS do not have the -f option. The only > version of pingflood I found on google is crap, the source code reads: > > void main(){ > int count=1; > for(;count>10;count++){ > system (ping -s 2000 targetsite); > sleep(3); > } > } > > all this does is ping alot, I want the version of thje program that sends > pings out faster than usual. I need to create lots of traffic to check > response times across a router. And I want to do it without purchasing > software (aka solarwinds WAN Killer) > > thanks Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54369&t=54334 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
