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- NETIO - Network Benchmark, Version 1.23
- (C) 1997-2001 Kai Uwe Rommel
-
- This is a network benchmark for, OS/2 2.x, Windows NT/2000 and Unix.
- It measures the net throughput of a network via NetBIOS, TCP and UDP
- protocols (Unix only supports TCP and UDP) using various different
- packet sizes.
-
- One instance has to run on one machine as a server process, another
- instance is used on another machine to perform the benchmark. When
- executed without arguments, the program will explain its usage.
-
- Full source code is included. For compilation, IBM VisualAge C++
- for OS/2 or Windows is required, gcc can be used under Unix.
- Starting with version 1.17, gcc (MinGW) can be used for Windows
- alternatively.
-
- Starting with version 1.20, multi threading support is required.
- Under Unix this has to be pthreads (tested with Linux). Therefore,
- DOS is no longer supported beginning with version 1.20.
-
- A few executable files are included. The author can only build for OS/2,
- Windows NT/2000 and Linux. The other executable files (if any) are
- contributions from other people who ported the benchmark to their
- platform. However, those executables may be out of date now (based
- on earlier versions). Especially, executables of version 1.16 and
- newer will not communicate with versions below 1.16.
-
- This program/these programs can be used freely for private or
- educational purposes. If you want to use them for commercial purposes,
- please contact the author. You may redistribute this software only if
- all files from my original distribution are included unchanged. You may
- only add readable documentation files, such as a BBS signature, and only
- if they are marked prominently as additions. If you want to include any
- part of the orignal distribution with other software, please contact the
- author before.
-
- There is no warranty. Use this software on your own risk. Due to the
- complexity and variety of today's hardware and software which may be
- used to run these programs, I am not responsible for any damage or loss
- of data or hardware failures or other damage caused by correct or
- incorrect use of this software. It was tested very well and is expected
- to work correctly, but nobody can actually guarantee this under any
- circumstances. And because this software is essentially free (even if
- you register, you don't pay for using this software but for the service
- of getting upgrades), you get what you pay for ...
-
- Author: Kai Uwe Rommel
- Muenchen, Germany
-
- E-mail: rommel@ars.de
-