Tugger the SLUGger!SLUG Mailing List Archives

Re: [SLUG] WAN simulation


On Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 11:05:25 +1000, Gavin Carr wrote:
>Hi sluggers,
>
>Quick question - I'm wanting to do some lab-based WAN simulation i.e. 
>have an ethernet link set up between two boxes that has wan-like 
>latencies on it. I was thinking I could maybe just insert a linux 
>router/forwarder into that link if I can find some means of 
>introducing forwarding delays there - anyone know of any way to do
>that?

At USENIX 2005 I remember a WiP on this being presented, although
I can't find a reference to it right now. Maybe google USENIX 2005 WiP
might turn up something if you're patient enough.

Benno