Security Basics: Re: Load testing web servers?

["Rajesh Kumar Dilli" <rajeshkumardilli () gmail com>]

Check microsoft's web application stress tool...You can find it on the 
microsoft portal
Rajesh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zhihao" <zhihao () root sg>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:47 PM
Subject: Load testing web servers?


> Hi everyone, is there a tool we can use to load test web servers to the
> point we are simulating a ddos attack to test its resistance? I have seen 
> a
> few commercial ones out there but would like to know if there are any
> opensource tools that we can use?