[NANOG] Introducing latency for testing?

[tate at baumrucker.org (C. Tate Baumrucker)]

setup a linux box between the systems with netem (included in most 
distros). 
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Net:Netem
with it, you can introduce latency, loss, jitter, etc.
tate


Mike Lyon wrote:
> So I want to mimic some latency in a test network for DB replication.
> I am wondering what other's have used for this? Obviously, the best
> way to would be to actually have one box across the US or across the
> globe to actually test against but what if you don't have that? Are
> there any GPL software router solutions that would allow you to tweak
> the latency in between the two test boxes?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -Mike
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