Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:56:57 +0400 From: Alexey Karguine <bm@netmaster.ru> To: "Matin Tamizi" <matin@umd.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to drop a packet Message-ID: <20040713185657.69d7e5ad.bm@netmaster.ru> In-Reply-To: <1089730314.92bcbe00matin@umd.edu> References: <1089730314.92bcbe00matin@umd.edu>
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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:51:54 -0400 "Matin Tamizi" <matin@umd.edu> wrote: > I'm using a FreeBSD box as a router in a test network. > For the tests that I am running, I need to be able to drop > random packets and observe the effects (responsiveness). > What utilities in FreeBSD or C will allow me to perform > the function of dropping a random packet? > Thank you, > Matin You can use 'ipfw' to drop packets with given probability. Run 'man ipfw' for details. --bm
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