Cisco’s open-source TRex network load-testing tool is pretty much the standard for testing routers and other network equipment, but it’s not very well maintainedCase in point – their SSL cert is currently expired and it’s tricky to get working on modern machines. I’m far from an expert on this, but I just jumped through a bunch of hoops to get it working on Ubuntu 24.04 with a Mellanox NIC as part of my VyOS testing series, and I figured that I’d share my process.
