RE: Question about iperf -B option
Thanks a lot. I patched the kernel and it works now.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:shemminger --at-- linux-foundation.org]
Sent: miércoles, 30 de enero de 2008 4:17
To: iperf-users --at-- dast.nlanr.net
Cc: david.ruiz --at-- gigle.biz
Subject: Re: Question about iperf -B option
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:16:59 +0100 (CET)
"David Ruiz" <david.ruiz --at-- gigle.biz> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to do some performance testing with two external powerline
> adaptors. For this, I have a single PC with Linux, and two ethernet cards,
> each one connected to each of the adaptors. My objective is to send data
> generated with iperf through eth1, so that it goes to the adaptor 1 and
> via powerline arrives to adaptor 2 and then to eth2.
>
> In order to do this i configure the server as :
> iperf -s -u -B 10.10.1.2 (10.10.1.2 is the IP of eth2)
>
> and the client as :
> iperf -c 10.10.1.2 -u -B 10.10.1.1 (10.10.1.1 is the IP of eth1)
>
> As far as I can tell, the data arrives to the server, but they use the
> loopback. Does anybody know if this can be done (and how??)
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
there is a non-standard kernel patch called "send to self".
you can find it with some searching.
--
Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger --at-- vyatta.com>