Re: curl-loader needs a big WARNING message

[Robert I. <cor...@gm...>]

Hi,

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Edward Lott <ed...@je...> wrote:
>
> I recently tried to use curl-loader to test a production server.  I didn't realize (until looking at the source) that curl-loader made kernel calls to modify the network configuration of the server it runs on (i.e. adding static IP addresses to server and changing the routing table).

The extract from the README file in curl-loader-<version> directory:

================================================================
 IP-addresses from IP_ADDR_MIN up to IP_ADDR_MAX are the interval to
be used for
 loading clients. The interval of the addresses should be large enough
to supply
 a dedicated IP for each client. Another mode that can be used is "single IP
 address" for all clients. When IP_ADDR_MIN and IP_ADDR_MAX have the same valid
 IP-address, it will be used for all clients. If the IP-addresses specified by
 the tags do not exist, curl-loader adds them as the secondary IPs to
the loading
network interface.
Remember, that you should ensure smooth routing from the addresses used to
server and from server back to the client addresses. Another route to ensure,
 when is appropriate, is to/from DNS server for resolving. Firewalling
(netfilter/iptables) settings are also among those to check.

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Still, you might wish to improve the documentation, and send your patches for
README file, FAQs. man-pages, web-site, etc as the unified diff to the list.

Note, that we do not have any doc writers, therefore, such assistance would
be very much appreciated.

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Truly,
Robert Iakobashvili, Ph.D.
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