1NETIO - Network Benchmark, Version 1.33
2(C) 1997-2018 Kai Uwe Rommel
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4This is a network benchmark for OS/2 2.x, Windows, Linux and Unix.
5It measures the net throughput of a network via TCP and UDP
6protocols using various different packet sizes.
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8One instance has to run on one machine as a server process, another
9instance is used on another machine to perform the benchmark. When
10executed without arguments, the program will explain its usage.
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12Full source code is included. For compilation, IBM C/C++ for OS/2
13or gcc (mingw) for Windows is required, gcc can be used under Unix.
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15Starting with version 1.20, multi threading support is required.
16Under Unix this has to be pthreads (tested with Linux). Therefore,
17DOS is no longer supported beginning with version 1.20.
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19A few executable files are included. The author can only build for OS/2,
20Windows, Linux and AIX. The other executable files (if any) are
21contributions from other people who ported the benchmark to their
22platform. However, those executables may be out of date now (based
23on earlier versions). Especially, executables of version 1.16 and
24newer will not communicate with versions below 1.16.
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26This program/these programs can be used freely for private or
27educational purposes. If you want to use them for commercial purposes,
28please contact the author. You may redistribute this software only if
29all files from my original distribution are included unchanged. You may
30only add readable documentation files, such as a BBS signature, and only
31if they are marked prominently as additions. If you want to include any
32part of the orignal distribution with other software, please contact the
33author before.
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35There is no warranty. Use this software on your own risk. Due to the
36complexity and variety of today's hardware and software which may be
37used to run these programs, I am not responsible for any damage or loss
38of data or hardware failures or other damage caused by correct or
39incorrect use of this software. It was tested very well and is expected
40to work correctly, but nobody can actually guarantee this under any
41circumstances. And because this software is essentially free (even if
42you register, you don't pay for using this software but for the service
43of getting upgrades), you get what you pay for ...
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45Author:      Kai Uwe Rommel
46             Muenchen, Germany
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48E-mail:      rommel@ars.de
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