Traffic Analysis Tools - Part 1

 Throughput Testers

To test the performance of your network, you can transfer a large file between 2 PCs. Take the size of the data and divide it by the time it took for the transfer to complete. There are several online throughput calculators to help you.

The best way to test throughput on your network is to perform the test during the busy part of the day.

Here is a listing of a few throughput testers:

• iperf: iperf
• Ttcp: Ttcp
• bwping: bwping