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| From | deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: tcp_probe module missing |
| Date | 2018-04-05 00:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <vAYLp-4b3-17@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <vAXcB-2Y1-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
Ireneusz Szcześniak wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running an up-to-date Debian Stretch on an AMD64 computer. I > would like to use the tcpprobe module, and so I'm trying to do: > > sudo modprobe tcp_probe > > But I get: > > modprobe: FATAL: Module tcp_probe not found in directory ... > > Why is this module missing? > > Is there a quick way of getting it? > > > Thanks & best, > Irek Because you normally don't use it (99.99%). It is part of testing utility and flagged with "use with caution". If you are asking here, I doubt that you are qualified to use it. You can however rebuild the kernel after enabling this module from "Network testing". Symbol: NET_TCPPROBE [=n] │ │ Type : tristate │ │ Prompt: TCP connection probing │ │ Location: │ │ -> Networking support (NET [=y]) │ │ -> Networking options │ │ (1) -> Network testing │ │ Defined at net/Kconfig:339 │ │ Depends on: NET [=y] && INET [=y] && PROC_FS [=y] && KPROBES [=n] CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN: │ │ │ │ This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable │ │ rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface │ │ stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand │ │ what was just said, you don't need it: say N. │ │ │ │ Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found │ │ at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>. │ │ │ │ To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the │ │ module will be called pktgen. │ │ │ │ Symbol: NET_PKTGEN [=n] │ │ Type : tristate │ │ Prompt: Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION) │ │ Location: │ │ -> Networking support (NET [=y]) │ │ -> Networking options │ │ -> Network testing │ │ Defined at net/Kconfig:324 │ │ Depends on: NET [=y] && INET [=y] && PROC_FS [=y]
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tcp_probe module missing Ireneusz Szcześniak <irek@irkos.org> - 2018-04-04 22:30 +0200 Re: tcp_probe module missing deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-04-05 00:10 +0200
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