A very capable alternative to the industry standard traffic generator and network testing tools, at a fraction of the cost.
Functional testing and Performance testing. All common protocols. Create packets from scratch or import, edit and replay PCAP files. Use the friendly GUI for manual testing and the powerful API for test automation and scripting. Emulate multiple devices with ARP and ping support.
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From individual network engineers to small companies to Fortune 500 companies
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Ostinato is used by network engineers and developers building, testing or deploying networks and network devices
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Network engineer and programmer Srivats P created Ostinato as an alternative to pricey commercial traffic generators. You can read the full origin story.
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Advanced features at a fraction of the cost of commercial traffic generators. Outstanding customer support.
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C++, Qt5, libpcap, AF_XDP
it just does the job! great support from the creator as well.
As a novice to networking protocol, I was able to understand the protocols much better with the help of Ostinato Traffic generator. With wide options to explore and support to use the same thing with python helped me and my team in understanding & testing of different protocols. Especially response from Srivats for the queries helped me step custom streams for my application.
I used Ostinato a couple years back at a different company and loved it then. Now, at a new company, purchased a new license for it and am still impressed. Super user friendly and intuitive, the creator reaches out after you buy and offers awesome support/tutorial videos.
Network engineers, this is the app to test storm control, packet rate limits, and any other feature you need to test. Also replay wireshark packet captures. So awesome.
Based on our record, Radio Silence should be more popular than Ostinato. It has been mentiond 12 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
A port of https://ostinato.org/ would be nice! Source: about 1 year ago
Ostinato can generate and send ARP floods and other broadcast packets. Source: over 1 year ago
Donation-ware in disguise. A more Qt-er example: https://ostinato.org. Source: about 3 years ago
Agreed, though I combine using Little Snitch with Radio Silence: https://radiosilenceapp.com Little Snitch is great for when I want hyper granular control of a specific app's network permissions while Radio Silence gives me a super quick way to just block EVERYTHING for a particular app right away without even opening it the first time. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
I'm using radio silence for years and it is awesome :) https://radiosilenceapp.com. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Forgot to mention Radio Silence (commercial), seen by many as an easier introduction vs Little Snitch. Source: over 1 year ago
Sorry for the late reply. I use Lulu which should be enough, but I also simultaneously use Radio Silence to be safe. Source: almost 2 years ago
Little Snitch (LS) is considered by many to be the gold standard. The aforementioned Lulu has a good reputation. The app Hands Off! Appears to be no longer developed (site offline). Then there's Radio Silence that may well fit your needs. Finally, one or more apps by Murus may be of interest but AFAIK these are not easy to configure and may be overkill for the average Mac user. I'm not familiar with TripMode. Source: about 2 years ago
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