NAME
netserver - a network performance benchmark server
SYNOPSIS
netserver [-4] [-6] [-d] [-h] [-L name,family] [-p portnum] [-v verbosity] [-V]
DESCRIPTION
Netserver listens for connections from a netperf benchmark, and responds accordingly. It can either be run from inetd or as a standalone daemon (with the -p flag). If run from inetd the -p option should not be used.
OPTIONS
- -4
-
Use AF_INET (aka IPv4) addressing for the control and possibly data connections.
- -6
-
Use AF_INET6 (aka IPv6) addressing for the control and possibly data connections.
- -d
-
Increase the quantity of debugging output displayed during a test (possibly at the expense of performance).
- -h
-
Display a usage string, and exit.
- -L name,family
-
Set the local name and/or address family for the socket used for the control connection.
- -p portnum
-
Listen on the specified port. This is used when running as a standalone daemon.
- -v verbosity
-
Set the verbosity level for the test.
- -V
-
Display the netperf version and exit.
BUGS
No known bugs at this time. If you think you have found a bug, please report it to either [email protected] or [email protected].
SEE ALSO
netperf(1)
Netperf: A Network Performance Benchmark
http://www.netperf.org/
AUTHORS
HP Information Networks Division - Networking Performance Team.
Rick Jones <[email protected]>
Karen Choy HP IND
Dave Shield <[email protected]> (man pages)
Others too numerous to mention here - see the AUTHORS file