Subject: Re: "test harness" for routing daemons?
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Ronald van der Pol <Ronald.vanderPol@rvdp.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 09/29/2004 11:08:30
On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 02:58:47 -0500, David Young wrote:

> I need free test harness software for many instances of a UNIX routing
> daemon.  I am developing a routing daemon under NetBSD that I want to
> stress-test by running it on 100- and 1000-node networks.  These are
> bigger networks than I can build, but I can simulate them.  I am looking
> for a way to run many instances of the daemon on the same host, simulating
> arbitrary connectivity and link quality between all instances.  Is there
> any free software that will do the job?

If your routing daemon works on FreeBSD too, you could try vimage
(http://www.tel.fer.hr/zec/vimage/).

	rvdp