americaneldercare
asked on
Test QoS settings
I am looking to introduce some QoS policies but want to test to make sure they are getting the proper priority over other traffic. The layer 3 switch controlling the traffic is a Dell 6248p.
Aside from bringing my computers 1GB NIC to full capacity, how else can I confirm that packets going from my computer to a server over port XXXX is getting a higher priority?
Are there any good software utilities for testing such (free of course is preferred)?
Aside from bringing my computers 1GB NIC to full capacity, how else can I confirm that packets going from my computer to a server over port XXXX is getting a higher priority?
Are there any good software utilities for testing such (free of course is preferred)?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Hello,
To be sure that your priority class is being treated with priority, you will need to create a scenario of congestion to see if the non-priority queue is sacrified for the priority one, e.g. voice.
If you have 1G pipe, you may want to restrict the bandwidth as you indicated since it is going to be difficult to congest your 1G pipe unless you find a way to generate obove 1G traffic.
Thanks.
To be sure that your priority class is being treated with priority, you will need to create a scenario of congestion to see if the non-priority queue is sacrified for the priority one, e.g. voice.
If you have 1G pipe, you may want to restrict the bandwidth as you indicated since it is going to be difficult to congest your 1G pipe unless you find a way to generate obove 1G traffic.
Thanks.
ASKER
Thanks for the reply. I saw some of that information already, though will take another look into it. Ultimately though, it sounds like you are indicating there is really no way to truly test the QoS aside from overloading the bandwidth which is ultimately where my issue lies. The switch and many of the computers connected are using 1gig. so it sounds like I will probably need to test with a 100mb device or manually restrict the bandwidth down.