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33 lines
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.TH "varnetload" "8" "13 Jan 2011" "Phil Knirsch" "Tool to create reproducible network traffic"
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.SH NAME
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varnetload - tool to create reproducible network traffic
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBvarnetload\fP [\fI\-d delay\fP] [\fI\-t time to run\fP] [\fI\-u url\fP]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBvarnetload\fR is a simple python script to create reproducible sustained network traffic.
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In order to use it effectively, you need to have an HTTP server present in your local LAN where you
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can put files. Upload a large HTML (or any other kind of file) to the HTTP server. Use the -u option
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of the script to point to that URL. Play with the delay option to vary the load put on your network.
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.TP
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delay
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Sets delay between individual downloads in milliseconds. Default value is 1000. But you my find values
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range from 0 to 500 more useful.
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time to run
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Sets total run time in seconds. Default value is 60.
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url
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Sets downloaded resource. Default is http://myhost.mydomain/index.html.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.LP
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tuned(8)
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diskdevstat(8)
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netdevstat(8)
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scomes(8)
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.SH AUTHOR
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Written by Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com>.
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.SH REPORTING BUGS
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Report bugs to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/.
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