>
> If you're waiting for snips support, you're in for a _long_ wait.
>
> My first guess is that the number etherload reports is a percentage of
> the estimated maximum # of packets possible over ethernet. The only
> documentation I was able to find on etherload is:
> etherload - it has a little more complicated initialization and
> monitoring since its very specific to the operating system.
> (from src/docs/design.html)
>
> ...oh wait, here we go. In snips/etc/samples/etherload-confg:
> # Bandwidth is represneted in percentage of total.
> # Packets per sec is a variable depending on the pkt size:
> and a table follows.
>
> So the > 100 errors really are errors, since you shouldn't have 117%
> bandwidth usage on your ethernet device. That should be reported in
> run/*.error, because it's a misconfiguration you wouldn't want
> cluttering up your snipslog file.
>
Ok, got it, but then how can I guarantee what the packet size is...
I just used :
device exp0
bw 30 50 70
pps 500 1000 1500
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