Re: DAST: Iperf - Iperf using another port - digonzalez --at-- coh.org (fwd)

["John S. Estabrook" <jestabro --at-- ncsa.uiuc.edu>]

The server only uses one port (default or specified), but in 
multi-threaded mode will attach several processes to said port.

On Wed, 31 May 2006, John S. Estabrook wrote:

> John S. Estabrook
> jestabro --at-- ncsa.uiuc.edu
> jestabro --at-- dast.nlanr.net
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 12:47:34 -0500
> From: Apache <apache --at-- ncsa.uiuc.edu>
> To: digonzalez --at-- coh.org
> Subject: DAST: Iperf - Iperf using another port - digonzalez --at-- coh.org
>
>
> Contacting DAST re: Other about Iperf
> From: Diana Gonzalez <digonzalez --at-- coh.org>
>
> Subject: Iperf using another port
>
> Question/Comment:
> We are having a problem running IPerf. We open 1 port that we specify it to 
> run on, however, while running on the port specified it'll continue to run on 
> another unknown port causing the job to fail due to all other ports being 
> closed.
>
> Does Iperf run another port in the background and if so why?
> What other port would Iperf use and why?
> Is there a way that I can stop this from continuing?
>
> We need to test bandwidth from Duarte, CA to San Diego, CA as soon as 
> possible while only running on one port, is there another product you might 
> recommend to us in case Iperf happens to be unusable?

John S. Estabrook
jestabro --at-- ncsa.uiuc.edu
jestabro --at-- dast.nlanr.net