Software to test network speed?

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We have a Routing Switch that is connected by fiber to 4 other switches. I
want to run a test on the other end of each switch to see if I am getting
the full bandwidth. Anyone have any suggestions on software to use to test
these connections?

 

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Chris Peikert wrote:

> We have a Routing Switch that is connected by fiber to 4 other switches. I
> want to run a test on the other end of each switch to see if I am getting
> the full bandwidth. Anyone have any suggestions on software to use to test
> these connections?

For a quick check try Qcheck
<http://www.ixiacom.com/products/performance_applications/pa_display.php?skey=pa_q_check>.
The console requires Windows but they have endpoints for just about
everything you're likely to encounter. Nice piece of freeware.


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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

 

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Chris Peikert <mcis@co.matagorda.tx.us> wrote:
> We have a Routing Switch that is connected by fiber to 4
> other switches. I want to run a test on the other end of each
> switch to see if I am getting the full bandwidth. Anyone have
> any suggestions on software to use to test these connections?

I typically use `ttcp` with options.

-- Robert

 

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BINGO! - you beat me to it -
We use QCHECK and it's great!


"J. Clarke" <jclarke@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:<chqegd027e7@news4.newsguy.com>...
> Chris Peikert wrote:
>
> > We have a Routing Switch that is connected by fiber to 4 other switches. I
> > want to run a test on the other end of each switch to see if I am getting
> > the full bandwidth. Anyone have any suggestions on software to use to test
> > these connections?
>
> For a quick check try Qcheck
> <http://www.ixiacom.com/products/performance_applications/pa_display.php?skey=pa_q_check>.
> The console requires Windows but they have endpoints for just about
> everything you're likely to encounter. Nice piece of freeware.

 

[Chris]

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You can also use ttcp. It's available for many platforms as a java
tool and for windows as ttcpw.exe. Lets you test udp and tcp in
varying packet sizes. Of course, you may find the bottleneck is the
local nic/cpu.

-Chris


On 14 Sep 2004 10:28:01 -0700, mike.farnham@co.manatee.fl.us (Mike
Farnham) wrote:

>BINGO! - you beat me to it -
>We use QCHECK and it's great!
>
>
>"J. Clarke" <jclarke@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:<chqegd027e7@news4.newsguy.com>...
>> Chris Peikert wrote:
>>
>> > We have a Routing Switch that is connected by fiber to 4 other switches. I
>> > want to run a test on the other end of each switch to see if I am getting
>> > the full bandwidth. Anyone have any suggestions on software to use to test
>> > these connections?
>>
>> For a quick check try Qcheck
>> <http://www.ixiacom.com/products/performance_applications/pa_display.php?skey=pa_q_check>.
>> The console requires Windows but they have endpoints for just about
>> everything you're likely to encounter. Nice piece of freeware.