[tg] Do I need two computers?

[Venkata Pingali]

Fernando Lemos (QRA) wrote:

>Hello again!
>I want to install TG and see how it works. First doubt I have is if I can install it only in one computer with to Network Interfaces (one for the generator and one for the sink). If I do that, does the packets go through the network?
>
You can install on one machine but you dont need two interfaces to
test TG. It is socket level communication. The "loopback"
will typically happen in the kernel or on the interface.

>Should I install the TG in two computers then? How are the clocks going to be synchronized?
>
The post processing script accounts for the skew between the clocks of
te sender and receiver. Installing NTP can help.

>If you have answers for this questions, I would appreciate it a lot!
>Thanks,
>Fernando.
>