You can't go wrong with IXIA. http://www.ixiacom.com/how_to_buy/ixrent/ Regards, ------------------------------ Luan Nguyen Chesapeake NetCraftsmen, LLC. http://www.netcraftsmen.net ------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Greg Schwimer [mailto:gschwim@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 3:00 PM To: nanog Subject: Network load test equipment I'm looking for equipment that can be used to load test network equipment such as switches, routers, firewall, and load balancers with pre-defined traffic patterns at differing rates. Ideally, this is only something I think I'll need 2-3x a year, so purchasing is not necessarily justifiable. I'd prefer to rent. What products have you used? Where did you get them from? I need to be able to run pre-defined traffic patterns at various rates, in excess of 10Gbps in most cases. Thanks! Greg