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This window lists all known servers. Please select the server that the other workstation participating in the test is logged into.
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DISPLAY DIAGNOSTICS is used to display the diagnostic LAN driver information that exists in every node.
IPX TEST is very useful for determining the number of packets sent to
and received from another workstation. It may be used between workstations on or off of the network. On the network the workstation driver may be tested or the server driver may be tested by running the test across a bridge.
MASTER TEST is used to measure two things: First, the maximum number of requests per second that the file server can handle from multiple PC workstations. Second, the number of requests per second that a single
PC workstation can make to a file server. This test requires a file server and seven workstations.
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NETWORK ENDURANCE TEST is used for long duration network stress testing with NetWare. DOS and NetWare commands are used to test compatibility. It is recommended that this test be run on at least four workstations overnight to give the network a good workout.
NETWORK PERFORMANCE TEST is a useful utility for determining data throughput in a given system. This system can be a stand alone PC, a Novell NetWare local area network, or any other local area network. This test is run on one workstation to get a single station performance and then on six workstations simultaneously to get the maximun working bandwidth. The test will write a 4096 byte record, wait for others to join in or for a keypress, then it will read that same record for a number of iterations specified by the user, time how long it took, calculate the kilobytes per second, decrement the record read size specified by the user, and repeat until finished. PAGE 2 of 3
NSNIPES TEST is a network game that allows up to five users to be in the same maze. The object is to destroy the snipes, the factories that make the snipes, and the other users before you have lost all five of your men. This utility is useful in testing the network performance under extremely heavy loads.
PACKET VIEWING UTILITY is a utility which will allow you to capture and examine packets that are destined for your node.
READ WRITE FILE TEST is a set of tests that will allow you write and read files of different sizes in different ways.
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DEFAULT OPTION will setup both workstations to send and receive a 30 byte ipx header.
CUSTOM OPTION will allow you to set the test parameters to your needs.
RECEIVE ONLY sets the workstation up to receive packets only.
SEND AND RECEIVE sets the workstation up to send and receive packets.
SEND ONLY sets the workstation up to send packets only.
Enter the size for the data portion of the transmitted packet. The data size cannot be larger than the maximum packet size the driver can send or receive, less a 30 byte IPX header.
For example, if the driver can handle 1088 byte packets the maximum data size would be 1058.
Choose the node address of the other
workstation that will be participating in the test.
Select the EXECUTE IPXLOAD option to run the ipx test with the parameters that have been selected or choose the RETURN TO MAIN MENU option to abort the test.
INITIALIZE TEST
This option will initialize the environment for this test. When it has completed you will be asked to execute the test program (PARTICIPATE IN TEST) on all participating workstations.
PARTICIPATE IN TEST
When asked to do so, select this option to include a workstation in the Master test. It is recommended that at least five workstations be included in this test (Not including the controlling station) with six stations being the ideal number to use
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CLEAN UP MASTER TEST
This option should be chosen after Master test has completed. If you are planning to run Master again you should not choose this option. Initializing the test environment for Master is time consuming. After it is initialized it can be used multiple times.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
After you have initialized the test and included all the workstations using the PARTICIPATE IN TEST option you will be asked to Test the system or Exit. Press t for Test.
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You will then be asked for a name to use for the results file. Type in a descriptive name of 1 to 8 characters (no extension). Two files, <name>.RES and <name>.DIF will be created. The .RES file will contain a readable summary of all test results. The .DIF file will contain the same results in a format that can be easily converted to a spreadsheet format. If you do not want the results stored in a file, press 'enter'. You will then be asked for a system discription. Type in a brief description of the network (type and speed of machines etc.). You may bi-pass this option by pressing 'enter'. The next question should be answered by typing a 'A' for all tests. The test normally takes 20-30 minutes depending on the speed of the LAN.
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Select the volume that you want the test to run on. The volume does not need to be the same for each workstation.
The skill level is from 1 to 10 (1 being the easiest).
If you select 'yes' to this option the ipx utility will use a zero length fragment when defining the fragments in the ECB. A normal ipxload packet using a zero length fragment will have three fragments in the following order: 30 byte header fragment, 0 length fragment, packet data fragment (variable length).
Select 'no' if you do not want this feature enabled.
FIXED FILE TEST will write, read and delete a file indefinitely until stopped.
INCREMENTAL FILE TEST will write, read and delete a file while continually increasing the size of the file by one byte until the maximum value is reached, it then will start over.
RANDOM FILE TEST will write, read and delete a file of random size. After each cycle a new file size is selected.
Enter the size of the file to be written and read multiple times. Valid file sizes are between (1-9999999) bytes.
Enter the maximum file size that can be written and read.
Enter the maximum file size that can be written and read. This value will be the upper limit on the random file sizes that are selected.
Select Server to look at diagnostic information for a LAN driver.
Select Workstation to look at diagnostic information for a shell driver.
Select Manual Node Select to look at any type of node. This is mainly used to look at External Bridge drivers. It can be used to look at any node on a network.
Select the server that contains the LAN driver that you would like to examine.
Select the entry that lists the node that you would like display diagnostics for.
Select the server that the workstation you would like to examine is logged into.
Select the LAN driver that you would like to display diagnostics for.
Enter the socket number that you wish to listen for packets on.
The IPX test has the ability to test the data from incoming packets for data errors. Select 'yes' to this prompt if you want this feature enabled. Select 'no' to disable the feature. Enabling the data mismatch check may degrade the performance of the test and cause packet transfers to be less than 100%.
The socket that was selected is already opened. You may force the socket to be used by lantest. If it is used the socket will be closed (cancelling any outstanding ECB's) and then reopened. This may adversely affect the program that originally opened the socket.
Select Display Driver Configuration to display the current configuration for the selected driver.
Select Display Driver Counters to display the internal LAN driver counters for the selected driver.
Select Display IPX/SPX Information to display the IPX/SPX counters for the selected driver.
Enter the network address of the node that you would like to view.
Enter the node address of the node that you would like to view.
The graph name can be any text up to 25 characters but cannot have spaces withing the
string. This name is usually the driver name
and the operating system type together.
Example: "NE1000_OS/2"
To display the graph, use a VGA compatible and run "PLOTOUT <graph name>" from DOS.
To display a text version of the results, use any editor and view the *.TXT file.
The file step size is the value the file size will decrement from the start size of 4096.
The minimum is 8 and the maximum is 4096 bytes.
The default is 32 bytes.
To display the graph, use a VGA compatible and run "PLOTOUT <graph name>" from DOS.
To display a text version of the results, use any editor and view the *.TXT file.
The file step size is the value the file size will increment.
The minimum value is 8.
The maximum value is 4096.
The default is 32.
"Number of iterations" is number of times the record is read. The larger this number is, the more accurate the performance number will be.
The default is 250 iterations.
The minimum is 50 iterations.
The maximum is 65,535 iterations.
The record is actually read for 2 sessions of "iterations" to obtain more accurate performance numbers.
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