checktool "iptables --version" "run test without iptables"
checktool "ip -Version" "run test without ip tool"
-checktool "which nc" "run test without nc (netcat)"
+checktool "which socat" "run test without socat"
checktool "ip netns add ${r_a}" "create net namespace"
for n in ${r_b} ${r_w} ${c_a} ${c_b};do
test_path() {
msg="$1"
- ip netns exec ${c_b} nc -n -w 3 -q 3 -u -l -p 5000 > ${rx} < /dev/null &
+ ip netns exec ${c_b} socat -t 3 - udp4-listen:5000,reuseaddr > ${rx} < /dev/null &
sleep 1
for i in 1 2 3; do
- head -c1400 /dev/zero | tr "\000" "a" | ip netns exec ${c_a} nc -n -w 1 -u 192.168.20.2 5000
+ head -c1400 /dev/zero | tr "\000" "a" | \
+ ip netns exec ${c_a} socat -t 1 -u STDIN UDP:192.168.20.2:5000
done
wait
#---------------------
#Now we send a 1400 bytes UDP packet from Client A to Client B:
-# clienta:~# head -c1400 /dev/zero | tr "\000" "a" | nc -u 192.168.20.2 5000
+# clienta:~# head -c1400 /dev/zero | tr "\000" "a" | socat -u STDIN UDP:192.168.20.2:5000
test_path "without"
# The IPv4 stack on Client A already knows the PMTU to Client B, so the
sleep 1
# add a persistent connection from the other namespace
-ip netns exec $ns2 nc -q 10 -w 10 192.168.1.1 5201 > /dev/null &
+ip netns exec $ns2 socat -t 10 - TCP:192.168.1.1:5201 > /dev/null &
sleep 1
# ip daddr:dport will be rewritten to 192.168.1.1 5201
# NAT must reallocate source port 10000 because
# 192.168.1.2:10000 -> 192.168.1.1:5201 is already in use
-echo test | ip netns exec $ns2 nc -w 3 -q 3 10.96.0.1 443 >/dev/null
+echo test | ip netns exec $ns2 socat -t 3 -u STDIN TCP:10.96.0.1:443 >/dev/null
ret=$?
kill $iperfs
-# Check nc can connect to 10.96.0.1:443 (aka 192.168.1.1:5201).
+# Check socat can connect to 10.96.0.1:443 (aka 192.168.1.1:5201).
if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
- echo "PASS: nc can connect via NAT'd address"
+ echo "PASS: socat can connect via NAT'd address"
else
- echo "FAIL: nc cannot connect via NAT'd address"
+ echo "FAIL: socat cannot connect via NAT'd address"
exit 1
fi