[clug] Network Simulator Software
Aaron Smith
Aaron.Smith at Sun.COM
Wed Jul 21 01:02:05 GMT 2004
Yama,
In the end I used NIST Net (http://snad.ncsl.nist.gov/itg/nistnet/).
While it was nowhere near as capable at simulating whole networks,
compared to REAL, it was a very simple way to turn my router (naturally
a linux host) in to a configurable network link simulator.
NIST Net made it possible for me to choose how much latency, bandwidth,
lost packets and duplicated packets I had between to Ethernet networks.
This was tres handy for determining how different software would handle
different types of network connections. In my case I was able to see how
a particular network-based thin client would perform when the client was
a long way from the server (high latency) or when the network connection
between server and client was small reltively small (such as dial-up or
broadband).
Aaron.
Yama.Zakarya at serono.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I found your request on the net, because I am looking for such a product
> (Network Simulator).
>
> Have you found a nice solution, can you recommend it?
>
> Have you tested the Shunra solution? If yes, what do you think?
>
> Thanks a lot for your feedback.
>
> Yama
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Yama Zakarya
> Information Technology
> Serono International S.A.
>
> Can anyone recommend some good network simulator software?
>
> I need to change network latency and bandwidth for testing of network
> software. e.g. Simulate a fat pipe to the other side of the planet or a
> thin pipe to the other side of the building.
>
> I was about to use The REAL Network Simulator on a linux based router
> (http://minnie.tuhs.org/REAL/) to customise network performance between
> two local networks but thought someone might be able to suggest a better
> tool.
>
> The need features:
> - ability to configure network latency
> - ability to configure network bandwidth
> - easy to configure and reconfigure (technical people other than me will
> me to use is in the future).
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
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Aaron Smith
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