LAN Tornado agent is a easy-to-use and low cost network testing software. LAN Tornado agent is a tool for measuring Ethernet based networks metrics.

Features: LAN Tornado a network testing software. It is easy to use as well as low cost piece of network measurement tool. It can generate UDP and TCP traffic in the Ethernet networks. The tool is suitable for testing switches, routers, servers and other network devices/resources. It is able to count all traffic, the Ethernet and the IP packet headers. It can support unlimited number of network hosts. 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernets, IEEE 802.3 compatible, are supported. An LAN Tornado agent receives network traffic generated by LAN Tornado and calculates network statistics and IP performance metric (IPPM). The parameters thus calculated are jitter and IPDV.

The application calculates received packets, lost packets and percentage of lost packets so that you understand exactly how the network is performing. During operation hosts addresses and port addresses can be changed without risking the termination of traffic in the LAN setup. Loading settings also can changed without upsetting the traffic flow used in the operation. Detailed log files help diagnose any problem detected. The program operates in Windows 95/98/ME and 2000 professional environments.

Overall: A simple tool that helps asses your LAN set up. It is quite easy to use. Though you should watch out, this is a version 1.0 release.