>>Are the tools part of the ROS? YES
>>>Cost $40 license from Mikrotik But you can download and install for 24hr or something like that at no charge. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 10:15:40 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing > Are the tools part of the ROS? > Cost? > From: Faisal Imtiaz > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing > A couple of quick thought for both of your.. Chuck & Forrest.. > 1) Most folks overlook or not aware of the Packet Generator / Traffic > Generator > tool in Mikrotik > http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Tools/Traffic_Generator > http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Performance_Testing_with_Traffic_Generator > 2) Most folks often forget that MT ROS is actually Software which will run on > most x86 machines... > i.e. you can load up the MT ROS on any PC hardware and get some of the > functionality needed. > :) > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >> From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 9:13:32 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing >> I use something similar now. But only have one. And it is a bit slow. >> Considering what Forrest is building. Will try the MT router initially and >> see >> what happens. >> From: Jon Langeler >> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 8:15 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GigE Testing >> This might be faster: http://www.t3innovation.com/netchaser >> http://fetest.com/product/06-netprobe-2000-gige/ >> Otherwise next up is Fluke or JDSU >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Aug 17, 2015, at 3:51 PM, Chuck McCown < [email protected] > wrote: >>> Demand for our GigE surge suppressor has been growing such that I am now >>> limited >>> by my test station throughput. >>> Any ideas on how to test a GigE device go-nogo without buying more big >>> dollar >>> testers (which I currently use)? >>> It needs to be fast and show speeds in both directions. >>> Have considered just putting up a GigE switch and plugging the surge >>> suppressor >>> into two ports and seeing if they light. But that sounds pretty cheap and >>> dirty. Want to see numbers. A laptop talking to another laptop with iperf >>> may >>> end up being the solution. Not sure if there are GigE USB NICS so I could >>> do it >>> all on one laptop or not. >>> Any other ideas?
