Examples of ntpcap.ini Files

Software Installation for Windows and WinPcap-NT Installation

Platform
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Software Installation Guide
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.7

Load-balancing example

In this load-balancing example, ntpcap.ini creates 4 WinPcap devices, named napa_lb0, napa_lb1, napa_lb2, and napa_lb3. All received frames are distributed to streams 20 to 23 using a 2-tuple hash key algorithm. Hash2Tuple uses IP address information for specifying the flow. For the device napa_lb0, the stream ID must specified by a StreamId key, because the NTPL Assign command that creates the streams does not specify a single stream ID value.

[napa_lb0]
Rx1="Assign[streamid=(20..23);txport=0;txignore=true]=All"
Rx2="HashMode=Hash2Tuple"
StreamId=20
Tx=0

[napa_lb1]
StreamId=21
Tx=1

[napa_lb2]
StreamId=22

[napa_lb3]
StreamId=23

Host buffer allowance example

In this host buffer allowance example, ntpcap.ini creates 4 WinPcap devices, named napa_hba, napa_hba25, napa_hba50 and napa_hba75. They share the same stream, but have different host buffer allowance values. A slow application that uses napa_hba25 will loose packets to give way for a faster application that uses napa_hba75. For the first WinPcap device, the host buffer allowance is 100% (default value).

[napa_hba]
Rx1="Assign[streamid=10;txport=0;txignore=true]=All"

[napa_hba25]
StreamId=10
HBAllowance=25

[napa_hba50]
StreamId=10
HBAllowance=50

[napa_hba75]
StreamId=10
HBAllowance=75