[netperf-talk] Create alternate control channel with netperf

[Rick Jones]

On 07/17/2011 02:47 PM, Bhavesh Davda wrote:
> I browsed the netperf-2.4.5 documentation as well as sources but
> couldn't figure out if there's a way to specify a separate ip:port
> tuple for establishing the control channel than the test channel
> specified by '-H'.
>
> Is there a way to do so? If not, would it be a good capability to add
> to netperf?

The global -H and -L options specify the endpoints for the control 
connection.  If provided, test-specific -H and -L options will specify 
the endpoints for the data/test connection.

If not test-specific -H and/or -L options are present, the data 
connection more or less inherits from the control connection.

So:

netperf -H foo -- -H bar

will direct the control connection at host foo, and the data connection 
at host bar, and:

netperf -H foo -- -H bar -L baz -P 1,2

will have netperf's half of the data "connection" bound to baz:1 and the 
netserver side of the data connection accessed via baz:2

rick jones