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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1111122028420.2562@ja.ssi.bg>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:31:13 +0200 (EET)
From: Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
To: Roland Kletzing <devzero@....de>
cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: send/receive data via eth0/1 external loop ?
Hello,
On Sat, 12 Nov 2011, Roland Kletzing wrote:
> Hello,
> i`m searching for a while now, but i did not find a solution, so forgive when
> i`m (as a user) asking for expert help here.
>
> I want to do some network stress/burn-in and quality/reliability testing,
> i.e. i want to send/receive large amounts of data trough the systems network
> interfaces without the need of hogging the net or other systems.
>
> so, that test should run "loopback", i.e. connecting eth0+1 via crossover cable
> or via locally attached switch. I don`t want to use a second system for that.
>
> testing at ip/tcp level would be favourable , but raw eth level would be also fine.
>
> But how ?
> What appears simple on a first view, seems to be difficult.... :(
>
> All i came across is this report:
> http://www.zyztematik.com/?p=10
> and this description of a patch:
> http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/send-to-self.txt
>
> Does somebody know a proper way of achieving this without patching the
> kernel ?
You can use accept_local flag and rule with pref 0:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=125983955627148&w=2
Regards
--
Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
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