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Using the SVR5 ndcert test suites

Using the SVR5 ndcert test suites

The ndtests (Network Driver Certification) Test Suites are a compilation of several test suites that provide a comprehensive suite for testing network adapter hardware and associated drivers. The ant test suites provide similar testing for SCO OpenServer 5 network adapters.

The Certification Test Suites are so named because these are the test suites that we use to certify hardware and drivers from independent hardware vendors (IHVs), but the test suites are useful for any driver developer or tester who needs to verify the quality of a device and driver.

The Network Driver Certification test suites are divided into several packages that can be installed with the pkgadd command. All test suites are developed in the ETET (Extended Test Environment Toolkit) environment, although it is not necessary to learn ETET to use the test suites.

The individual tests are listed below. See ``Detailed description of the test suites'' for detailed information about each test.


nd-basix
Basix package.
Contains utilities needed to run the all the test suites and must be installed in order to run any other test suite.

nd-mdi
MDI (MAC Driver Interface) test.
Provides formal verification of MDI driver interface compliance.

nd-dlpmdi
DLPI MDI (Data Link Provider Interface) test
Doubles as an integration test since MDI drivers must interface the DLPI module under normal operation.

nd-util
TCP UTILITY test
Utilizes ping, ftp, rcp and telnet and runs an ftp stress test.

nd-drvr
DRIVER STRESS test
Applies to the driver for an extended period of time and gathers statistics about any failures and timeouts of the driver.

nd-ncard
NCARD test
Verifies that the driver can work with the maximum number of cards specified and that the cards are logically distinct in data communications.

nd-tcp
TCP STRESS test
Stresses the network using TLI over the TCP protocol.

nd-spx
SPX STRESS test
Stresses the network using TLI over the SPX protocol.

nd-nfs
NFS STRESS test
Stresses network using NFS over the UDP protocol.

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