TCP Statistical Ping

TCP Statistical Ping is a simple utility with traditional ping functionalities that are enriched with additional statistical information like:

• number of packets per second that were successfully sent from host A to host B and back. The size of packets and packet generation rate can be configured.
• average round trip times, host A to host B and host B to host A times calculated every second.

The utility consists of a Pitcher who generates the packets, and a Catcher who receives the packets and sends them back to the Pitcher.

Building from source

Prerequisites:

• Java 1.7.0+
• Git
• Maven

Building:

1. Clone the git repository
   git clone https://github.com/ico77/tcp-ping.git
2. Change to the repository root directory
   cd tcp-ping
3. Run the Maven package build phase
   mvn package

Starting the utility

1. Unzip the tcp-ping--distribution.zip file to a folder of your choice.
2. Use the supplied scripts to start the utility.
   • On Windows:
     • Run pitcher.cmd to start the pitcher
     • Run catcher.cmd to start the catcher
   • On Linux (make sure the scripts are executable):
     • Run pitcher.sh to start the pitcher
     • Run catcher.sh to start the catcher
3. (Optional) Edit the scripts to change options like packet generation rate, packet size,...