[c-nsp] IPerf alternative

[Hunter Fuller]

Two brands of small form factor PC to check out are Liva and Zotac. Very
affordable. You can even get a Zotac with 2x1Gbit/s and it will really push
it.

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:43 AM CiscoNSP List <CiscoNSP_list at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> lll def check this out - Cheers - from a hardware perspective, pizza box
> 1RU servers work great, but we would also like a "smaller" option that we
> can send to various POPs for testing....has anyone got suggestions ?  I
> doubt the raspberry pi range would have the grunt to push 1G (or more?)...I
> maybe wrong though? perhaps one of the forks?
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Josh Galvez <josh at zevlag.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 2:33 AM
> To: CiscoNSP List
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] IPerf alternative
>
> I'm not sure how stuck on Layer3 protocols you are, but this
> https://github.com/jwbensley/Etherate is a nice Layer2 testing tool.
> [https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/1025875?v=4&s=400]<
> https://github.com/jwbensley/Etherate>
>
> GitHub - jwbensley/Etherate: Linux CLI Ethernet and MPLS ...<
> https://github.com/jwbensley/Etherate>
> github.com
> Etherate - Linux CLI Ethernet and MPLS Testing Tool
>
>
>
> Josh
>
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 1:25 AM, CiscoNSP List <CiscoNSP_list at hotmail.com
> <mailto:CiscoNSP_list at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> Looking for an alternative to IPerf for link testing - Having some
> "reliability" concerns with IPerf results (Primarily with simultaneous data
> transfers) - Any recommendations are greatly appreciated (10G capabilities
> would be fantastic, but not 100% necessary) - Has anyone used/tried
> Ostinato ? Primarily after a tool that can provide load testing results
> (simultaneous bidirectional, one direction, and UDP/TCP are primary
> requirements...Happy to look at a commercial product/appliance if it ticks
> all the boxes, but not wanting to spend a fortune :)
>
>
> Thanks in advance
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