[netperf-talk] Layer 4-7 Testing

[Jeff Levesque]

So is it not possible to have netperf run on other ports?

On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 16:32 -0700, Rick Jones wrote:
> Jeff Levesque wrote:
> > So it's installed now on 2 of my servers. New error messages now.
> > 
> > glib2-2.12.3
> > glib2-devel-2.12.3
> > libxml2-2.6.26
> > libxml2-devel-2.6.26
> > 
> > Also worth noting that this is on a VMWare image.
> 
> Apart from the evil that will do to measuring CPU util (like just about 
> any virtualization IIRC), I don't think that matters here.  And we are 
> somewhat far from CPU util issues.
> 
> > 
> > Netserver:
> > [root at pod45trf3-v trunk]# establish_listen: could not resolve host
> > '(null)' service 'netperf4'
> >         getaddrinfo returned -8 Servname not supported for ai_socktype
> > setup_listen_endpoint: failed to open listen socket
> > 
> > Netperf:
> > [root at pod45trf1-v ~]# netperf
> > establish control: could not resolve remote 'localhost' port 'netperf4'
> > af 2
> >         getaddrinfo returned -8 Servname not supported for ai_socktype
> > connect_netserver: Failed
> 
> Those two stem from the code being picky about finding a netperf4 entry 
> in /etc/services
> 
> Also, unlike netperf2, you cannot just launch the netperf4 netperf 
> command bare like that.  It requires a config file and a command file be 
> passed to it.  That is one area where the XML comes-in.  There are IIRC 
> some examples in doc/ - caveat - the netperf.html there is an older 
> version of the netperf2 manual and so has no bearing on netperf4.
> 
> rick jones