Network testing and latency

[Tom Buskey]

Just saw an ad for http://simena.net/sys which sells a box to do this.

On 3/7/06, Paul Lussier <p.lussier at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone here know of any way to *introduce* latency into a
> network?  We have a scenario where we've only ever tested our product
> over high-speed LAN connections (100MB and GigE).  However, we have
> some customers using it over T1 connections, so we need to start
> testing this scenario.
>
> I initially thought of connecting the GigE cards to a 10MB hub, but
> that's not really the same thing, and is still almost an order of
> magnitude faster than a T1.  I vaguely remember hearing about
> something that ran on linux that lets you tune the box to introduce
> variable amounts of latency into a connection, but can't remember what
> it is or where I saw it.
>
> Anyone here familiar with such a thing, or have any great ideas on how
> to achieve this?
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Paul
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