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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://s-tech.elsat.net.pl/bmtools/" TARGET="_blank">http://s-tech.elsat.net.pl/bmtools/</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Steve Bourg [<A HREF="mailto:ml_asteriskusers@integrity.bourg.net">mailto:ml_asteriskusers@integrity.bourg.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:44 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Bandwidth measurement tool: bmtools</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I can't resolve this host from anywhere. Is there a mirror somewhere?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Steve Bourg</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, John Todd wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This is not specifically on-topic for Asterisk, but I have found on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> many occasions while working with Asterisk that it would have been</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> very handy to be able to measure, with some precision, the bandwidth</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> being used by a particular host, port, or combination of the two.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> So, I went searching for various tools, none of which were what I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> wanted. They either were too clever, or too limited in their</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> abilities.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> However, someone forwarded the link to this tool to me about an hour</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ago, and I've been thrilled that it does _exactly_ what I want. I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> can use a BPF-style filter to monitor exactly what I'd like to watch,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> and it hands back results to me in "real time" down to a one-second</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> interval. Sometimes, a small program can make me very happy, and I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> suppose after a morning full of various system problems I'm overly</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> happy have something that works and does just what I want it to.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This is useful for checking to see how much bandwidth a codec</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> _really_ uses, or seeing what your total usage is between two IAX</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> hosts, or pretty much anything that requires live examination of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ethernet segment traffic.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> <A HREF="http://s-tech.linux-pl.com/bmtools/" TARGET="_blank">http://s-tech.linux-pl.com/bmtools/</A></FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> [root@ms1 bmtools-0.71]# ./rate -r 1 -f 'host 10.0.1.3 and not port ssh'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 263.05 Bps/3.01 pps, Average: 263.05 Bps/3.01 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 2706.00 Bps/17.00 pps, Average: 1486.97 Bps/10.02 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 588.00 Bps/6.00 pps, Average: 1186.92 Bps/8.68 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 440.00 Bps/4.00 pps, Average: 1000.00 Bps/7.51 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 440.00 Bps/4.00 pps, Average: 887.91 Bps/6.81 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 2080.00 Bps/16.00 pps, Average: 1086.72 Bps/8.34 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 1282.00 Bps/9.00 pps, Average: 1114.64 Bps/8.43 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -> Currently 10385.00 Bps/20.00 pps, Average: 2274.01 Bps/9.88 pps</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ^C</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> JT</FONT>
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