From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-iw0-f171.google.com (mail-iw0-f171.google.com [209.85.214.171]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FBE92000DD; Sat, 9 Jul 2011 10:10:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by iwn34 with SMTP id 34so4001680iwn.16 for ; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:45:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=72FSSnTv82qolDDfqn2krMTcp9zRa18dtHLvvk0/oVQ=; b=m5VLf0vYI25WCHtorAUZuI10QYSJy7nhQVe+mcXLk/DFN93cqQujE9NS43w9yjuFhY c4fJZbbcC4qhhbAmL5KCKuZqYJvo77DYP9NMqsXuwAVGsDTtIAkVB5jpuBS/HbNn0iuF WPF7yFHcqOijs6EsVIZo+w1Kzkq3oLkretIqE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.117.24 with SMTP id o24mr2957306ibq.69.1310233516189; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:45:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.53.141 with HTTP; Sat, 9 Jul 2011 10:45:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:45:15 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Smoketesting 'CeroWrt''s Ocean City release From: Dave Taht To: bloat , bloat-devel , bloat-announce@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0050450156554e293804a7a683f9 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:41:28 -0700 X-BeenThere: bloat-announce@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Low volume list for bufferbloat related announcements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:10:08 -0000 --0050450156554e293804a7a683f9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After a long gestation, we're happy to announce the existence of a 'smoke test' release of 'CeroWrt', for the NETGEAR WNDR3700v2 series of routers. Documentation, flash images, and installation guide are at: http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/wiki/OCEAN_CITY_INSTALLATION_GU= IDE This smoke test release is only for the brave... of whom I hope there are many on these lists. I hope to put out one release candidate per week for the next month, until this is baked enough to freeze for a while. The existing bug/feature database is out of date, I'll be updating that soon, but as this is hopefully baked enough for others than myself, jg, esr= , and evan hunt to be be using, I'd love it if more people could get one of these routers and try out this code. What the heck is CeroWrt? Cerowrt is the outgrowth of trying to de-heisenbug debloat-testing. The results we were getting on conventional boxes were not repeatable on conventional routers, until now. The project gradually grew from OpenWrt into a kitchen sink worth of useful network analysis stuff from other projects until it became... CeroWrt. Much of it has been pushed back into openwrt... To quote from it's integral help screen: CeroWrt is an OpenWrt router platform for use by individuals, researchers, and students interested in advancing the state of the art on the Internet. Specifically, it is aimed at investigating the problems of latency under load, bufferbloat, wireless-n, QoS, and the effects of various TCP algorithms on shared networks. The features of this release include: * linux 2.6.39.2 with a few bloat-related patches * Bind9 DNS services with DNSSEC * extensive network diagnostic, performance measurement, and simulation tools * support for TCP bic, cubic, westwood, and reno * comprehensive IPv6 support * integral web and rsync servers * support for mesh networking * a web proxy server and most importantly, extensive debloating throughout the stack. For more details please see the wiki pages and bug database, and check in o= n the #bufferbloat irc channel. I will be at Georgia Tech all next week working on getting their test tools up and running on it, but will be available for help and upgrades on the mailing lists and Additional details on on the wiki. http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/wiki/ Happy debloating! --=20 Dave T=E4ht SKYPE: davetaht US Tel: 1-239-829-5608 http://the-edge.blogspot.com --0050450156554e293804a7a683f9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After a long gestation, we're happy to announce the existence of a '= ;smoke test' release of 'CeroWrt', for the NETGEAR WNDR3700v2 s= eries of routers.

Documentation, flash images, and installation gui= de are at:

http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/wiki/OCEAN_= CITY_INSTALLATION_GUIDE

This smoke test release is only for the = brave... of whom I hope there are many on these lists.

I hope to put out one release candidate per week for the next month, un= til this is baked enough to freeze for a while.

The existing bug/fe= ature database is out of date, I'll be updating that soon, but as this = is hopefully baked enough for others than myself, jg, esr, and evan hunt to= be be using, I'd love it if more people could get one of these routers= and try out this code.

What the heck is CeroWrt?

Cerowrt is the outgrowth of trying to = de-heisenbug debloat-testing. The results we were getting on conventional b= oxes were not repeatable on conventional routers, until now. The project gr= adually grew from OpenWrt into a kitchen sink worth of useful network analy= sis stuff from other projects until it became... CeroWrt. Much of it has be= en pushed back into openwrt...

To quote from it's integral help screen:

CeroW= rt is an OpenWrt router platform for use by individuals, researchers, and s= tudents interested in advancing the state of the art on the Internet. Speci= fically, it is aimed at investigating the problems of latency under load, b= ufferbloat, wireless-n, QoS, and the effects of various TCP algorithms on s= hared networks. The features of this release include:

* linux 2.6.39.2 with a few bloat-related patches
* Bind9 DNS servic= es with DNSSEC
* extensive network diagnostic, performance measurement, = and simulation tools
* support for TCP bic, cubic, westwood, and reno * comprehensive IPv6 support
* integral web and rsync servers
* supp= ort for mesh networking
* a web proxy server

and most importantly= , extensive debloating throughout the stack.

For more details please= see the wiki pages and bug database, and check in on the #bufferbloat irc = channel. I will be at Georgia Tech all next week working on getting their t= est tools up and running on it, but will be available for help and upgrades= on the mailing lists and

Additional details on on the wiki.

http://www.bu= fferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/wiki/

Happy debloating!

--=
Dave T=E4ht
SKYPE: davetaht
US Tel: 1-239-829-5608
http://the-edge.blogspot.c= om
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