What does Sniffer10G v2 offer?
Running on Myri-10G network adapters, Sniffer10G v2 provides enterprise and government customers and partners the ability to capture, inject and analyze network traffic at line rate (up to 20Gbps) for...
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Sniffer10G Documentation and FAQ
Introduction FastStack™ Sniffer10G™ software uses Myri-10G programmable Network Adapters, a firmware extension, and a user-level library to enable sustained capture with merging of 10-Gigabit Ethernet...
View ArticleIs Sniffer10G thread-safe?
Sniffer10G API Customers should consult the Sniffer10G API reference (included in the software distribution in /share/doc/) for information on thread safety, as each Sniffer10G API function extensively...
View ArticleHow do I isolate the source of packet loss when using the Sniffer10G driver?
The following suggestions will help to isolate the source of packet loss when using the Sniffer10G driver. If you need assistance, please send the answers to the following Checklist questions and the...
View ArticleIs it possible to limit the amount / percentage of packets ( packet sampling...
Question: Are we able to limit the amount of packets (packet sampling) that Sniffer10G will forward to our third party application? For example, imiting it to 50% so that only 1 out of every 2 packet...
View ArticleHow do I configure Bro to use the Sniffer10G Libpcap library?
After installing the Sniffer10G software, the instructions to configure Bro to use Myri-10G network adapters and the Sniffer10G Libpcap library are as follows. With Bro 2.1 (and the upcoming 2.2...
View ArticleWhat does the Sniffer10G run-time error message "snf_ring_open failed: Device...
The run-time error message: snf_ring_open failed: Device or resource busy most often is an indication of trying to open Sniffer10G with more than SNF_NUM_RING instances. The maximum number of rings...
View ArticleWould you please explain the myri_serdes_mode load-time option for the...
If you are using Myri-10G “8C” adapters (10G-PCIE2-8C2-2S or 10G-PCIE2-8C2- 2S-SYNC) with SFP+-terminated copper “direct attach” cables and you experience link up/down connectivity issues or bad crc...
View ArticleHow can I strip the VLAN tags using Sniffer10G?
Sniffer10G does not modify/strip packets. It forwards all packets up to the application. What application are you using to forward packets? One possibility is to use a custom hash function within the...
View ArticleIs there an example program using Sniffer10G with CUDA?
In the Sniffer10G v3 software, there is an example program using the Sniffer10G API with CUDA. This example program is available for Linux and Windows. The source code of the example program can found...
View ArticleDoes the Sniffer10G v3 software support Arista timestamping?
Arista Timestamping Support Timestamping support with Arista 7150 series 10GbE switches is available in Sniffer10G v3 and later. Myricom Sniffer10G supports the alternate timestamping provided by the...
View ArticleHow can I direct Sniffer10G traffic to multiple applications using SNF_APP_ID?
Directing Traffic to Multiple Independent Applications (SNF_APP_ID) Previous versions of Sniffer10G could either duplicate or share all traffic to all rings. Sniffer10G v3 adds more flexibility so...
View ArticleWhat additional software features/enhancements were introduced in the...
Sniffer10G v3 includes the following additional software features/enhancements: Windows WinPcap support How do I enable the SNF winpcap.dll on Windows? How do I run wireshark with the Sniffer10G...
View ArticleDoes the Sniffer10G software have a playback capability?
Included in the Sniffer10G software distribution is an example program snf_replay.c that uses SNF-level injection to replay a .pcap file. On Linux, the Sniffer10G test/example programs are available...
View ArticleHow do I run Wireshark with the Sniffer10G WinPcap interface?
Here are the instructions for using wireshark with the Sniffer10G WinPcap interface. Sniffer v3 includes a WinPcap library (wpcap.dll) that is installed into the standard Windows OS system location for...
View ArticleHow do I enable the SNF winpcap.dll on Windows?
If you already have an existing standard WinPcap wpcap.dll library installed on the machine, then prior to installing, for example, WinDump or Wireshark, you need to prepend the folder SNF_Myri-10G\lib...
View ArticleDoes Sniffer10G v3 interoperate with nVidia and AMD GPUs, Xeon Phi and other...
Yes. The address of the data ring and its length can be obtained using the Sniffer10G API snf_ring_portinfo() function. Two fields were added to the snf_ring_portinfo struct returned by...
View ArticleHow do I compile the Sniffer10G example programs on Linux?
The Sniffer10G test / example programs are available from /opt/snf/bin/tests of the install directory in binary form and in /opt/snf/share/examples in source form. These test / example programs...
View ArticleWhat is the latency of Sniffer10G?
The Sniffer10G datasheet states that: Low Latency Sniffer10G adaptive packet coalescing enables very low latency during normal traffic conditions and limits actual latency during extreme traffic...
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