> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:05:34 +0100 > From: Sam Stickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > > Are there any packages (or Wireshark options that I've missed) that can > follow a TCP stream and determine the limiting factor on throughput. E.g > Latency, packet loss, out of sequence packets, window size, or even just > the senders rate onto the wire. I know how to analyse a trace by hand > for performance issues, but it's relatively time consuming. > > Googling for variations on "Analyse TCP stream limit throughput" didn't > find anything.
tcptrace is old and pretty basic, but it can provide a LOT if information. Combined with xplot, the graphs often point to the exact nature of a TCP problem, but you need a really good understanding of TCP to figure anything out. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
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