network traffic

[Chuck Swiger]

Buck Jones wrote:
> I would like two programs that sit on two computer and just talk to each
> other and tell what the speed they are talking and if there is a packet
> loss

"ping -f" is a pretty good way of stress-testing a LAN.

You can also use "time ping -s 1000 -c 1000 -i 0.0001 host" or so to send 
approx 1 MB via 1K packets, and divide.  Using ftp or fetch or something that 
provides a speed rate is a little easier, if something running those services 
is handy...

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-Chuck