Re: Iperf and latency

To: paul shields <pshields --at-- NAVINI.com>
Subject: Re: Iperf and latency
From: Kevin Gibbs <kgibbs --at-- ncsa.uiuc.edu>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 16:28:40 -0600 (CST)
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> Would it be feasible to add latency measurement to iperf or is it there and
> I am just missing it? 

Not really, Iperf is a unidirectional tool and so it can not determine the 
latency between the two hosts.

> What methods for capturing latency during a test do
> others use? 

ping works fine. 

Kevin

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