This document provides information about running NDISTest, including: 1) How to run NDISTest in standalone mode by opening the NDISTest.Net directory and running NDISTest.exe with administrator privileges. 2) How to run the NDISTest server by choosing "Server" from the file menu, selecting the message and support devices, and clicking "start". 3) How to run the NDISTest client by choosing "Client" from the file menu, selecting the test, message, and support devices, and clicking "start" to run selected tests.

1. Advanced NDISTest topics
Yan Vugenfirer, yan@daynix.com
Miki Mishael, mikim@daynix.com
Sameeh Jubran, sameeh@daynix.com
Daynix Computing LTD

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Agenda
Running NDISTest in stand alone mode
Debugging parameters of NDISTest subtests

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NDISTest
Where Do I get the NDISTest?
NDISTest is part of the Windows Hardware Certification
Kit (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/windows/hardware/hh833788.aspx)
Test environment configuration and prerequisites -
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/windows/hardware/hh997862.aspx
NDISTest 6.5 LAN Tests - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/windows/hardware/dn260273.aspx

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Running in stand alone
mode
Open hck-
studioTests<your
client
architecture>NDIS
NDISTest.Net
directory
Run NDISTest.exe
with administrator
privileges

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NDISTest - Running the server
(1)
Choose
“Server” menu
item in the
“File” menu

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NDISTest - Running the server
(2)
Choose message
device - the other
NIC installed on the
NDISTest server
machine that is not
your NIC under test
(e1000 in
virtualization
environment)

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NDISTest - Running the server
(3)
Choose the support
adapter in the list
from the left side,
should be the
device on test

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NDISTest - advanced
options on server (1)
19
In the “View” menu
click on “options”
item to open
configuration dialog
of NDISTest server

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NDISTest - advanced
options on server (2)
19
One of the most
important options is
in “General” tab -
StopOnFail
Change StopOnFail
to “true” to enable
easy debugging in
case of failure

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Links NDISTest - Running the
server (4)
Press on “start” in
the lower right
conner to start the
server

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Links NDISTest - Running the
server (5)
Server is running

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Links NDISTest - Running
the client (1)
Run NDISTest
(server should
already be running on
server machine)
Choose “Client” menu
item in the “File”
menu

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Links NDISTest - Running
the client (2)
Choose test target
(miniport for miniport
driver)

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Links NDISTest - Running
the client (3)
Choose test device

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Links NDISTest - Running
the client (4)
Choose message
device

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Links NDISTest - Running
the client (5)
Choose support
device (the one that
runs in server, the
GUI might show also
additional local
devices in the list)
And choose “job
group” (right upper
conner)

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NDISTest - advanced
options on client (1)
View -> options
to ioen
NDISTest
options
Same as with
server - very
useful
parameter is
“StopOnFail”

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NDISTest - advanced
options on client (2)
Right click on the test to
bring context menu with
additional options
Interesting options
View description
Edit Job
View Hot Parameters

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NDISTest - advanced
options on client (3)
View description -
read job description

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NDISTest - advanced
options on client (4)
Edit Job - edit the
script used to run
the job

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NDISTest - advanced
options on client (5)
View Hot
Parameters - edit
hot parameters of
the test
For example the
amount of loops the
test will run and
other internal
parameters

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the client (6)
Selected the jobs
you want to run
Click on “Start”
button to run the
selected tests

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Links NDISTest - Running
the client (7)
In case of test failure
and configured
“StopOnFail”
parameter - the test
will stop when error is
hit

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Looping tests in NDISTest
Looping option is
can be very helpful
Change
EnableLooping to
“true” to enable
looping

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Looping tests in NDISTest
Set LoopCount to the
required number of
test loops.
When LoopCount
value is 0 the test will
run infinitely until
stopped manually

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of tests and hot parameters (1)
Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
ConfigChec
k
Filter
Service
Name
FALSE
PM_WakeO
nLinkChang
e
WoLC
Delay
5 Send/Recv
Pass
Percentage
0
VMQCheck
Connectivit
y
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95
VMQBasicV
erification
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95
Set VLAN
tag in OOB true
Test
selector
0xFFFFFFF
Number of
packets for
send/receive
operation
250
IOVVMQBa
sicVerificati
on
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95
Set VLAN
tag in OOB true
Test
selector
0xFFFF
Number of
packets for
send/receive
operation
250
DynamicVM
QBasicVerif
ication
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95
Set VLAN
tag in OOB
true
Test
selector
0xFFFFFFF
Number of
packets for
send/receive
operation
250
VMQScalab
ility
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95
Set VLAN
tag in OOB true
Test total
number of
filters can
be set on all
receive
false
Number of
packets for
send/receive
operation
250

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
VMQPower
Manageme
nt
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95 Sleep time 10
Number of
packets for
send/receiv
e operation
250
VMQPnpTe
st
Acceptable
receive
percentage
98 Reset count
10 Duration
between
reset
0
Number of
packets for
send/receiv
e operation
250
VMQStress
Test
Duration of
stress test
in minutes
10
Number of
send/receiv
e threads
8
Number of
allocate/fre
e queue
threads
1
Number of
reset
adapter
threads
1
Number of
bind/unbind
adapter
threads
1
VMQReceiv
eQueueStat
eChecking
Test
duration (in
minutes)
10
Set VLAN
tag in OOB
true
Number of
packets for
send/receiv
e operation
250
OffloadRsc
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
99
CheckConn
ectivity
LoopCount 1
AutofailEna
ble
FALSE

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of tests and hot parameters (3)
Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
GlitchFreeD
evice
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
40
Packets Per
DPC To
Test
10,100,100
0
Maximum
Number of
Packets to
Send
10000
CheckConn
ectivityStres
s
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
40
Send
Duration
30
VlanSendR
ecv
Acceptable
receive
percentage
95
Alternative
VLAN ID
0x306
Check
VLAN tag in
the OOB
true
Number of
packets for
send/receiv
e
250
Default
VLAN
priority
6
SRIOVVMS
witchStress
Duration of
PnP Test
30
MultipointC
heckConne
ctivity
Number of
destinations
2
HotParamet
er
99
PM_GtkRef
resh
Time to
standby
300
Is WLAN
test
1

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of tests and hot parameters (4)
Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
PM_WoWla
nMagicpack
et
Send/Recv
Pass
Percentage
90
Random
Seed
0
Link
Establishm
ent time
30
Time to
standby
60
Delayed
send time
PM_WoWla
nMagicpack
et
Send
Complete
Timeout
15
Wake up
tolerance
time
20
Is WLAN
test
1
PM_WoWla
nPattern
Send/Recv
Pass
Percentage
90
Random
Seed
0
Link
Establishm
ent time
30
Time to
standby
60
Delayed
send time
256
PM_WoWla
nPattern
Send
Complete
Timeout
15
Wake up
tolerance
time
20
Max wake
pattern
size.
128
Is WLAN
test
1
TxFlowCtrl
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
95
Acceptable
Deviation of
Paused
Time
Duration
20
Acceptable
Ratio of 2-
pause over
1-pause
50
Miniport
Initialization
Delay
120
Skip
OID_GEN_
LINK_PAR
AMETERS
Set Test
40000
Reset
Reset
Count
40
Duration
between
resets (in
Millisecond
s
0 5000

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
AddressCh
ange
Test case
to execute
31
Sleep Time
of Adapter
(in msec)
5000
Link
Timeout (in
sec)
90
Passing
Percentage
95
HeaderPayl
oadSplit
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
99
Acceptable
percentage
number for
packets
indicated
with
Header-
Data split
95
Number of
Send Calls
50
Number of
packets per
Send Call
4 Packet Size 256
HeaderPayl
oadSplit
Stress
Send
Duration
5000
Controls the
set of tests
to run.
2
Ignore
VLAN
requirement
0
InvalidPack
ets
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
99
Number of
Send Calls
50
Number of
packets per
Send Call
4 Packet Size 1024
Stress
Send
Duration
40000
InterruptMo
deration
Acceptable
receive
percentage
Default
Minimum
expected
improveme
nt with
moderation
15
Send
Duration
60000
Total
number of
endpoints
15
IPSecAH
Acceptable
Receive 99
Number of
Send Calls
250
Number of
packets per
4
Packet Size 256
Stress
Send 5000

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
IPSecESP
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
99
Number of
Send Calls
250
Number of
packets per
Send Call
4 Packet Size 256
Stress
Send
Duration
5000
IPSecESP
Test
Selector
0x003f007f SPI Default
SecretKeyD
ata
Default
IPSecStdKe
y
Test
Selector
0xf SPI Default
SecretKeyD
ata
Default
IPSecAhEs
p
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
99
Number of
Send Calls
25
Number of
packets per
Send Call
4 Packet Size 256
Test
Selector
21
IPSecAhEs
p
SPI Default
SecretKeyD
ata
Default
KeepAlive
Offload
Protocols
3
Disable
Test:
Protocol
Offload
0
Disable
Test:
Packet
Interception
0
Disable
Negative
Test:
Protocol
Offload
0
Disable
Negative
Test: Invalid
Packets
0

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
KeepAlive
Disable
Negative
Test:
Network
Traffic
0
Number of
Address
Resolution
Requests
1
Wakeup
Time
80 Poke Delay 60
Send
Complete
Timeout
60
KeepAlive
Simulate
Test
0
Do Not
Unbind
Protocols
0
Backchann
el
Syncronizat
ion Delay
10
Disable
Test:
Protocol
Offload
Capacity
Test
0
Sleep Delay
for Offload
Capacity
test
0
E2EPerf
Traffic
Duration
30
Minimum
Threads
4
Maximum
Threads
16
Do
Receives
true Do Sends true
QosCapabil
ities
Debug a
test case
0
Stop test on
failure
0
QosSpeed
Check
Traffic
Duration
10
Traffic
Streams
1
Priority Tag
Override
-1
Expected
Link
Utilization
90
Monitor
Bandwidth
Utilization
1
QosEts
Traffic
Sample
Duration
10
Expected
Link
Utilization
90
Traffic
Class
Deviation
10
Traffic
Class
Minimum
1
Strict
Priority Link
Utilization
40
Advanced options on client - list
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of tests and hot parameters (8)
Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
QosEts
Test Strict
Priority with
ETS
true
Test
Selector
31
QosPriority
FlowControl
Traffic
Duration In
Seconds
10
Rampup
Duration In
Seconds
10
Test End
Duration In
Seconds
6
Maximum
Bytes per
Second for
No Traffic
0
Minimum
Bytes per
Second for
Each Traffic
Stream
(Priority
Class)
QosPriority
FlowControl
Traffic
Generator
Threads
4
Maximum
Percent
Deviation
for No
Pause
10
Minimum
Percent
Deviation
for Full
Pause
50
Debug Aid -
Traffic
Generator
Connection
Timeout
0
Debug Aid -
Use UDP
Protocol
instead of
TCP
1
QosPriority
FlowControl
Debug Aid -
Debug a
test case
0
Debug Aid -
Stop test on
failure
0
QosRemote
Settings
LLDP Inter-
Frame
Delay In
Seconds
1
Debug Aid -
Time to
Configure
IP Address
60
Debug Aid -
Debug a
test case
0
Debug Aid -
Stop test on
failure
0
QosPnpPo
Traffic
Sample
10
Expected
Link 90
Traffic
Class 10
Traffic
Class
1
Strict
Priority Link 40

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
QosPnpPo
wer
Sleep time 10
QosStorage
Interop
Storage
Drive
Q
Storage
Connection
Mode
ISCSI
Test
Duration In
Seconds
30
ETS
Assertion
Tollerance
0
Minimum
Network
Traffic
Utilization
90
QosStorage
Interop
Minimum
Storage
Traffic
Utilization
20
Network
Traffic
Generator
Threads
12
Bandwidth
Per
Network
Traffic
Generator
Thread
0
Network
Traffic
Rampup
Duration In
Seconds
10
Network
Traffic
Rundown
Duration in
Seconds
6
QosStorage
Interop
Storage
Traffic
Exerciser
Storage
Traffic
Exerciser
Program
Parameters
Storage
Traffic
Exerciser
Working
Directory
Storage
Traffic
Rampup
Duration In
Seconds
15
Debug Aid -
Use UDP
Protocol
instead of
TCP for
Network
Traffic
Generator
false
QosStorage
Interop
Debug Aid -
Network
Traffic
Generator
0
Debug Aid -
Time to
Configure
60
Debug Aid -
Debug a 0

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
OffloadChe
cksum
Tcp+Ipv4
checksum
offload
1
Udp+Ipv4
checksum
offload
1
Tcp
checksum
offload with
Ipv4
fragment
1
Udp
checksum
offload with
Ipv4
fragment
1
Tcp
checksum
offload with
GRE encap
3
OffloadLSO
Number of
Packets to
Send
30 Test LSOv2 1 Test LSOv1 1
Ipv4
Checksum
Offload
1
Gre with
LSO
1
OffloadMIS
C
NA
PacketFilter
s
Packet
Filters to
test
47
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
for Unicast
Default
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
for Multicast
Default
Acceptable
Receive
Percentage
for
Broadcast
Default
Stats
Number of
Opens","De
fines the
number of
opens the
test will use
to saturate
the link
2

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of tests and hot parameters (11)
Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
PM_Power
StateTransit
ion
Amount of
time to
sleep in
seconds
60
Sleep time
for re
connection
in seconds
60
Send
Duration
10000
PM_Requir
ements
ARPOffload
NumAddres
sesRequire
d
-1
NSOffloadR
equired
-1
NSOffloadN
umAddress
esRequired
-1
NPOS_Req
uired
-1
WakePacke
tIndicationR
equired
-1
PM_Requir
ements
WakeOnMe
diaConnect
Required
-1
WakeOnMe
diaDisconn
ectRequired
-1
UsbSelectiv
eSuspendR
equired
-1
MaxLinkSp
eedRequire
d
0
MiniportChe
ckForHang
Allowed
-1
PM_Requir
ements
StaticPatter
nCredit
-1
SelectiveSu
spend
Packet
Drop Ratio
Test
Duration
10
Idle Test
Duration
300
Minimum
Packet
Pass Ratio
during
wakeup
75
Minimum
Packet
Pass Ratio
in working
state
90
Idle
Detection
Accuracy
50
SelectiveSu
spend
Device
Latency
1000
Enable
Adapter
Binding
Delay
60
Disable
Adapter
Binding
Delay
60
Debug Aid -
Debug a
test case
0

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
PM_WolPat
tern
Send/Recv
Pass
Percentage
90
Random
Seed
0
Link
Establishm
ent time
30
Time to
standby
60
Delayed
send time
20
PM_WolPat
tern
Send
Complete
Timeout
15
Wake up
tolerance
time
20
Max wake
pattern size
128
Is WLAN
test
0
PM_WolMa
gicPacket
Send/Recv
Pass
Percentage
90
Random
Seed
0
Link
Establishm
ent time
30
Time to
standby
60
Delayed
send time
20
PM_WolMa
gicPacket
Send
Complete
Timeout
15
Wake up
tolerance
time
20
Is WLAN
test
0
GenericMini
portRequire
ments
Invalid
Chars
*?[]`
Standardize
dKeywords
Target
Keyword
_AllKeywor
ds__

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Test Name
Parameter
1
Default
value
Parameter
2
Default
value
Parameter
3
Default
value
Parameter
4
Default
value
Parameter
5
Default
value
SingleEther
Type
Number of
Send Calls
50
Number of
packets per
Send Call
4 Packet Size 1024

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