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varnetload: tool to create reproducable network traffic

NAME

varnetload - tool to create reproducable network traffic

SYNOPSIS

varnetload [-d delay] [-t time to run] [-u url]

DESCRIPTION

varnetload is a simple python script to create reproducable sustained network traffic.

In order to use it effectively, you need to have an HTTP server present in your local LAN where you can put files. Upload a large HTML (or any other kind of file) to the HTTP server. Use the -u option of the script to point to that URL. Play with the delay option to vary the load put on your network.

delay

Sets delay between individual downloads in miliseconds. Default value is 1000. But you my find values range from 0 to 500 more useful.

time to run

Sets total run time in seconds. Default value is 60.

url

Sets downloaded resource. Default is http://myhost.mydomain/index.html.

AUTHOR

Written by Phil Knirsch <pknirsch [at] redhat.com>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <pknirsch [at] redhat.com>.