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@@ -248,26 +248,24 @@ Usage:::
-i : ($DEV) output interface/device (required)
-s : ($PKT_SIZE) packet size
- -d : ($DEST_IP) destination IP
+ -d : ($DEST_IP) destination IP. CIDR (e.g. 198.18.0.0/15) is also allowed
-m : ($DST_MAC) destination MAC-addr
+ -p : ($DST_PORT) destination PORT range (e.g. 433-444) is also allowed
-t : ($THREADS) threads to start
+ -f : ($F_THREAD) index of first thread (zero indexed CPU number)
-c : ($SKB_CLONE) SKB clones send before alloc new SKB
+ -n : ($COUNT) num messages to send per thread, 0 means indefinitely
-b : ($BURST) HW level bursting of SKBs
-v : ($VERBOSE) verbose
-x : ($DEBUG) debug
+ -6 : ($IP6) IPv6
+ -w : ($DELAY) Tx Delay value (ns)
+ -a : ($APPEND) Script will not reset generator's state, but will append its config
The global variables being set are also listed. E.g. the required
interface/device parameter "-i" sets variable $DEV. Copy the
pktgen_sampleXX scripts and modify them to fit your own needs.
-The old scripts::
-
- pktgen.conf-1-2 # 1 CPU 2 dev
- pktgen.conf-1-1-rdos # 1 CPU 1 dev w. route DoS
- pktgen.conf-1-1-ip6 # 1 CPU 1 dev ipv6
- pktgen.conf-1-1-ip6-rdos # 1 CPU 1 dev ipv6 w. route DoS
- pktgen.conf-1-1-flows # 1 CPU 1 dev multiple flows.
-
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@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ Current commands and configuration options
References:
- ftp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/net-development/pktgen-testing/
-- tp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/net-development/pktgen-testing/examples/
+- ftp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/net-development/pktgen-testing/examples/
Paper from Linux-Kongress in Erlangen 2004.
- ftp://robur.slu.se/pub/Linux/net-development/pktgen-testing/pktgen_paper.pdf