The scamper utility provides the ability to execute Internet measurement techniques to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, in parallel, to fill a specified packets-per-second rate. Currently, scamper supports the well-known traceroute and ping techniques. scamper has three modes of operation.
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the Color Bandwidth Meter — displays the current traffic on all network devices.This program is so simple that it should be self-explanatory.
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The EQL device name is `eql'. With the standard kernel source, you may have only one EQL device per machine. EQL provides a means of utilizing multiple Point-to-Point lines such as PPP, slip, or plip as a single logical link to carry tcp/ip. Often it is cheaper to use multiple lower speed lines than to have one high speed line installed.
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n2n is a layer-two peer-to-peer virtual private network (VPN) which allows users to exploit features typical of P2P applications at network instead of application level. This means that users can gain native IP visibility (e.g. two PCs belonging to the same n2n network can ping each other) and be reachable with the same network IP address regardless of the network where they currently belong. In a nutshell, as OpenVPN moved SSL from application (e.g. used to implement the https protocol) to network protocol, n2n moves P2P from application to network level.
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gWakeOnLan is a free application to turn the machines on through the Wake On LAN system, regardless of their installed operating system.
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