tcp_probe module missing

[Ireneusz Szcześniak]

Hi,

I'm running an up-to-date Debian Stretch on an AMD64 computer. I
would like to use the tcpprobe module, and so I'm trying to do:

sudo modprobe tcp_probe

But I get:

modprobe: FATAL: Module tcp_probe not found in directory ...

Why is this module missing?

Is there a quick way of getting it?


Thanks & best,
Irek

[deloptes]

Because you normally don't use it (99.99%). It is part of testing utility
and flagged with "use with caution".

If you are asking here, I doubt that you are qualified to use it. You can
however rebuild the kernel after enabling this module from "Network
testing".


Symbol: NET_TCPPROBE [=n]
│
│ Type : tristate
│
│ Prompt: TCP connection probing
│
│ Location:
│
│ -> Networking support (NET [=y])
│
│ -> Networking options
│
│ (1) -> Network testing
│
│ Defined at net/Kconfig:339
│
│ Depends on: NET [=y] && INET [=y] && PROC_FS [=y] && KPROBES [=n]

CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN:
│
│
│
│ This module will inject preconfigured packets, at a configurable
│
│ rate, out of a given interface. It is used for network interface
│
│ stress testing and performance analysis. If you don't understand
│
│ what was just said, you don't need it: say N.
│
│
│
│ Documentation on how to use the packet generator can be found
│
│ at <file:Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt>.
│
│
│
│ To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the
│
│ module will be called pktgen.
│
│
│
│ Symbol: NET_PKTGEN [=n]
│
│ Type : tristate
│
│ Prompt: Packet Generator (USE WITH CAUTION)
│
│ Location:
│
│ -> Networking support (NET [=y])
│
│ -> Networking options
│
│ -> Network testing
│
│ Defined at net/Kconfig:324
│
│ Depends on: NET [=y] && INET [=y] && PROC_FS [=y]