As part of what I do, I don't get into performance testing
performance-testing equipment (no, that's not a typo), but
from what I've seen; Hailstorm has been my favorite in the
software-based solution market. Not only can you just
"spew" packets onto the wire (what most HW-based products
seem to be good at), but also do full session and custom
application based stress testing - *quickly*. Just about
any exchange you can think of that requires custom
packets/payloads, can be done graphically through the tool.
IMHO, it should definitely be a part of any
testing/research/QA tool kit.

-gary

--- radu7pipeline.com wrote:
> ClickToSecure (www.clicktosecure.com) makes a nice
> (Windows NT/2000 based) tool that can do this (among many
> other things related to network security/application
> testing). I have used it to test my IDS systems for
> packet loss under heavy loads. The product is called
> Hailstorm. It has a somewhat hefty pricetag associated
> with it though. If all you need is load testing it might
> be too expensive. If you have a use for the other
> features (and there are quite a few of them) the product
> it may be worth it. You can request a an eval from their
> website.
>
> Anthony
>
>
> Chad Gough <chad131yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone know of any good tools that can generate
> alot of network
> traffic to see at what point an IDS starts dropping
> packets?
>
> Thanks,
> Chad
>
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