[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to test ethernet throughput?

[Gordon Ross]

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Gary Mills <gary_mills at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> I'm just finishing a driver for the Atheros AR8131 and AR8132 ethernet
> devices.  I'm ready now to test it under load.  What's available in
> OpenIndiana for this purpose?  I couldn't see anything in the
> repository that seemed suitable.  I don't need to bring the interface
> up to maximum throughput, but I'd at least like to be sure that
> nothing breaks when it has a reasonable load.
>
> --
> -Gary Mills-            -refurb-                -Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-

There's the "nicdrv" test under here:
  https://bitbucket.org/illumos/illumos-stc/src/3e763f2f4eab/usr/src/suites/net/nicdrv

Though I have to warn you, it's kind of a pain to setup and run.

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Gordon Ross <gwr at nexenta.com>
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