LANforge Documentation

User Guides

LANforge-GUI Users Guide

Covers the initial setup of the LANforge-GUI and the day to day use of the LANforge system. This document contains useful information on usage for those who wish to use the CLI interface as well.

LANforge CLI Users Guide

Lists all Command Line Interface (CLI) commands available through the TELNET interface, with a description of their use, arguments and syntax.

LANforge-ICEcap Users Guide

Covers the use of the LANforge-ICEcap tool for capturing network characteristics to an XML file. This file can later be replayed by the LANforge-ICE WAN emulator.

LANforge-Attenuator Users Guide

Covers the initial setup and use of the LANforge Attenuator LANforge system.

Installation Guides

Automated Linux Install/Upgrade Instructions

These instructions can automatically install and upgrade most LANforge installations, including the LANforge-Server, GUI, kernel, and OS packages.

LANforge GUI Installation Documentation

This document covers the installation of the LANforge GUI on Windows, Linux and other platforms.

LANforge Server Installation Documentation for ALL platforms

This document covers the installation of the LANforge Traffic-Generator hardware/software. This is intended primarily for those installing the LANforge system onto their own hardware, as Candela Technologies ships all of their components installed and configured.

LANforge Hardware Installation Documentation

This document covers the installation of the LANforge Hardware components.

LANforge-ICEcap Installation Documentation

This document covers the installation of LANforge-ICEcap on Linux and Windows.

Upgrade Guides

Upgrade LANforge GUI on Linux

This document covers upgrading the Linux LANforge GUI.

Upgrade LANforge GUI on Windows

This document covers upgrading the Windows LANforge GUI.

Upgrade LANforge Server on Linux

This document covers upgrading the Linux LANforge Server.

Upgrade LANforge Server on Windows

This document covers upgrading the Windows LANforge Server.

Tutorials: Test, Configuration and Scripting Examples

NOTE: These are external links and require network access to function.

LANforge-FIRE Cookbook

Covers high-level step-by-step instructions of common LANforge-FIRE examples of traffic generation.

LANforge-ICE Cookbook

Covers high-level step-by-step instructions of common LANforge-ICE examples of WAN emulation.

LANforge CLI Scripting Examples

Some PERL based Command Line Interface (CLI) scripting examples to automate control of the LANforge system using the TELNET interface usually on port 4001.

LANforge Videos

Video tutorials using LANforge-FIRE and LANforge-ICE.