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[Richard Carlson <>]

All;

I have updated the NPToolkit ISO image to v1.10.  You can download  
this image from the http://e2epi.internet2.edu/network-performance-toolkit.html 
 web page.  If you are not familiar with this iso image, it is a  
remastered Knoppix bootable CD with pre-built version of NDT, NPAD,  
BWCTL, and OWAMP.

This version has the following enhancements/changes.

1) Fixed weak openssl key security issue.  If you are manually  
starting the ssh subsystem to enable remote access, you should update  
to this new version.  The previous version generated weak keys that  
may make the system vulnerable.  Note that by default the system does  
NOT bring up the ssh subsystem, so this vulnerability only effects  
users who have manually changed the ssh configuration.

2) Added vlan support.  The vconfig utility has been installed on the  
image allowing admins to setup vlans on sub interfaces.

3) Updated NPAD tool.  This tool was upgraded from v1.3 to v1.5.1.   
This new version completes testing sooner and generates some output  
graphs as well.

4) Updated BWCTL tool.  This tool was upgraded from v1.2a to v1.3- 
rc4.  This new version supports multiple data testing engines (iperf,  
thrulay, and nuttcp) with iperf being the default choice.

5) Updated NDT tool.  This tool was upgraded from v3.4.4 to v3.4.4a.   
This new version makes some minor changes to the Java applet improving  
throughput on Windows clients.

Please report bugs, or problems to the  email  
list.  Suggestions and requests can also be reported to this email list.

Regards;
Rich

Richard Carlson

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Ann Arbor, MI  48194

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