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While analyzing a network interface using WireShark, which device's timestamp is recorded?

OK, this may seem trivial but due to the nature of testing required for my application, I need to get precise timestamps. I am using WireShark to analyze packets. Suppose I have a network with 2 ...
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simulating a 5 - 10 person network to practice sysadmin [closed]

First of all would virtualbox be a good solution to creating a network simulation like this? The reason for this is what tools am I looking to need create a simulation that includes linux and windows ...
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Router configuration in GNS3 [closed]

How to automate router OSPF configuration? Can i use any scripting language to automate router OSPF configuration ?
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IT Infrastructure modeling tool [closed]

Is there a specific software for modeling IT infrastructure architectures? I am looking for something like pspice but specifically for IT infrastructure components. I know Microsoft had a tool like ...
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Does anybody wish to help a poor researcher publish a paper? [closed]

I don't know if this is a good place to beg for help, but here it goes: basically, I need to run a secure recommender system simulation (C++ console application) in order to meet tonight's deadline, ...
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What software can help me simulate a network? [closed]

I wish to simulate a large campus network which contains routers, switches and hosts. What softwares can help me simulate different topologies and measure bandwidth, delay, congestion, link ...
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Alternatives to apache flood?

I've used apache flood in the past for simulating http traffic but I find the whole build (autoconf, libxml2 and libexpat dependencies) and configuration infrastructure (XML) to be problematic. I'm ...
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It's possible to have 3 Virtual Machines with unique IP on same Ubuntu11.10? [closed]

I want to run a webserver in first v.machine and simulate two users of the server navigating on the site on the other 2 v.machines, so each one need a different external IP. Can I achieve this just ...
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Why am I getting a GP fault during Debian install; and how can I avoid it?

I am trying to install Debian 6 on a Simics simulator. I "insert" the install DVD 1, and I choose to do a normal installation. However, the installation fails relatively early with Debian repeating an ...
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IT training for 20 delegates - Windows server 2008

I am looking at training 15 - 20 individuals on Windows server 2008. The training will require each individual to perform certain tasks within their own instance of windows server 2008, such as ...
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DoS attack simulation vs real deal

There are several companies providing software for simulating Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. I am curious as to how realistic these simulations can be. What are the key differences between real vs ...
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Does an Alcatel 7750 emulator/simulator exist?

My company recently deployed several Alcatel-based networks (7750SR) for ethernet and IP transport, and me and my team will have to support a part of it. We're quite used to troubleshoot on Cisco ...
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Simulate internet routers, dns in a lab?

I need to test my software runs across the internet, i.e. two machines can talk to each other via host addresses and name resolution with routers and port-forwarding in between. What's the best way to ...
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What tools are available on Windows to simulate/emulate network issues?

I am looking for tools for Windows that can act as a reverse-proxy in front of a server to introduce various networking issues like jitter, delays, or packet loss. My preference is a software ...
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Is there any way to save running configs of all routers in Cisco GNS3 simulation software

Suppose i have 8 routers in GNS3 toplogy. Now in order to save the config , i first need to do copy run start And then I have to save it in GNS. Is there any option by which I save the running ...
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Simulate HPC application data to test WAN filesystem performance over a large link

So here is the setup: we've got temporary access to a very large TCP WAN connection and we want to use this pipe to do WAN filesystem testing. We would like to generate massive amounts of data on ...
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Simulating IP addresses for testing (not quite same as IP spoofing) for development purposes?

In my previous question, DNS simulation for testing purposes?, I'd asked about simulating DNS. Is there a way to simulate an IP address within Windows for the virtual hosts in my previous question? ...
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What tools are available to simulate certain network conditions on Ubuntu?

In order to test our deployment I want to simulate certain network events like connection losses, timeout, limited bandwidths etc. I already googled for this but haven't found something that really ...
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How can I simulate 802.11 with WEP encryption on a wire or within a single system?

How can I simulate 802.11 with WEP encryption on a wire or within a single system? Thanks, Chenz
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Best tool to simulate SNMP Agent

I need to simulate Routers and switches for testing. What is the best SNMP Agent simulation tool? Edit: Tool should simulate in such way that I can ping those devices.
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Simulating Load for a new (Windows) Environment

Is there a tool or a bunch of scripts which are be able to generate some user/client like load for a complete Windows server environment? I'm talking terminal services, exchange usage, log-ons/offs, ...
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Free Software Simulators for SS7, ISDN, SIP, etc., Telecom Protocols

I am learning Protocols where I have major use of Media Gateway Controllers, Media Gateway, PSTN N/w, VOIP N/w. Calls getting gatewayed from one node to another. Kindly help me in finding out some ...
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What tool(s) can I use to simulate a WAN for HTTP traffic?

Sometimes I need to simulate a WAN environment between my client and server. I mean, specifically, from most important to least: Total bandwidth limit, Occasional long (many tens of seconds) delays ...