How do I simulate a low bandwidth, high latency en

Question

I need to simulate a low bandwidth, high latency connection to a server in order to emulate the conditions of a VPN at a remote site. The bandwidth and latency should be tweakable so I can discover the best combination in order to run our software package.

Answer 1

Take a look at the NE-ONE Network Emulator which allows you to configure bandwidth, latency, packet loss, packet reordering, packet duplication, packet fragmentation, network congestion and many more impairments so that you can create real-world network conditions in the lab. Different impairments can be configured for the up and downlink so you could have a really good uplink but a really bad downlink experience, great for seeing how the app handles TCP queuing because the acks don't come back in a timely manner and the overall latency therefore increases!

There's an overview video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwtqlE7LcrQ specifically aimed at game developers, but it shows what it's about. NE-ONE is configured using a web browser so it's really easy to get installed and configured - you don't need to be a network guru :-)

There's a hardware version - http://www.itrinegy.com/index.php/products/network-emulators/ne-one - or you can download a Virtual Appliance (software) version that runs under VMware ESXi Server. The Virtual Appliance can be download from VMware's Solution Exchange - solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/ne-one-flex-network-emulator

Answer 2

For Windows you can use this application: http://www.softperfect.com/products/connectionemulator/

WAN Connection Emulator for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Seven and 2008.

Perhaps the only one available for Windows.

Answer 3

For macOS, there is the Network Link Conditioner that simulates configurable bandwidth, latency, and packet loss. It is contained in the Hardware IO Tools for Xcode.

Answer 4

i think i found what i need. maybe you can use charles proxy or slowy. hope it helps.

Answer 5

If you're on linux, I find the Traffic Control program to be a great help for this sort of thing.

Answer 6

Charles

I came across Charles the web debugging proxy application and had great success in emulating network latency. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Bandwidth throttle / Bandwidth simulator

Charles can be used to adjust the bandwidth and latency of your Internet connection. This enables you to simulate modem conditions using your high-speed connection.

The bandwidth may be throttled to any arbitrary bytes per second. This enables any connection speed to be simulated.

The latency may also be set to any arbitrary number of milliseconds. The latency delay simulates the latency experienced on slower connections, that is the delay between making a request and the request being received at the other end.

DummyNet

You could also use vmware to run BSD or Linux and try this article (DummyNet) or this one.