Web load generator

A Web load generator allows you to test and analyze the performance characteristics and bottlenecks of your Web site under various load conditions.

￿Tools available for Windows:

Microsoft Web Stress Tool

WebBench

LoadRunner

Socrates

WAPT

Note: Microsoft Web Stress Tool is a free load generator.

WebBench is a free load generator and performance benchmark tool.

LoadRunner is a commercial load generator and performance testing tool that is available at:

http://www-heva.mercuryinteractive.com/products/loadrunner/

￿Tools available for Linux:

Apache Bench

Web polygraph

Note: Apache Bench is a freeware load generator that is included with Apache Web server software for Linux.

Protocol analyzer

The Protocol analyzer allows you to take packet captures and read traces that are sent to you by other users.

￿Tools available for Windows:

Ethereal

Etherpeak

Sniffer Pro/Net X-ray

Shomiti

￿Tools available for Linux (UNIX):

Ethereal

TCPDump

Snoop

Note: Ethereal is a freeware tool that runs on Windows and most UNIX variants. It has the ability to read many capture formats including Sniffer, Sniffer Pro, Snoop, TCPdump. The tool is available at:

http://www.ethereal.com/

Etherpeek, Sniffer, and Shomiti are commercial protocol analyzers.

Snoop is included with Solaris.

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