Srivats P (Ostinato)
@pstavirs.bsky.social
Programmer, Runner, Creator of Ostinato network traffic generator
The blank canvas. Scary stuff for painters.
The latest Ostinato blog post shows you two easy ways to start writing network test scripts using the Ostinato API.
The latest Ostinato blog post shows you two easy ways to start writing network test scripts using the Ostinato API.
December 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The blank canvas. Scary stuff for painters.
The latest Ostinato blog post shows you two easy ways to start writing network test scripts using the Ostinato API.
The latest Ostinato blog post shows you two easy ways to start writing network test scripts using the Ostinato API.
Studying for a CCNA/CCIE? Or some other networking cert? Ostinato for Labbing (GNS3, EVE-NG, CML and CLAB) has a Black Friday Sale! Level up your Labs TODAY! #LabEveryday
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Studying for a CCNA/CCIE? Or some other networking cert? Ostinato for Labbing (GNS3, EVE-NG, CML and CLAB) has a Black Friday Sale! Level up your Labs TODAY! #LabEveryday
The Black Friday Sale is now LIVE!
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Black Friday Sale is now LIVE!
I’m looking for a junior dev (or intern) to work with me on Ostinato - my network traffic generator / packet crafter product.
C++, Qt, Python, networking - lots of hands-on learning.
Please share if you know someone who might be a good fit🙏
C++, Qt, Python, networking - lots of hands-on learning.
Please share if you know someone who might be a good fit🙏
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I’m looking for a junior dev (or intern) to work with me on Ostinato - my network traffic generator / packet crafter product.
C++, Qt, Python, networking - lots of hands-on learning.
Please share if you know someone who might be a good fit🙏
C++, Qt, Python, networking - lots of hands-on learning.
Please share if you know someone who might be a good fit🙏
Some recent job postings requiring Ostinato skills!
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Some recent job postings requiring Ostinato skills!
Want to generate some synthetic SRv6 traffic?
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Want to generate some synthetic SRv6 traffic?
After years of steady evolution, Ostinato 2.0 is finally here.
A big milestone for the project - modernized, faster, and built for what’s next.
A big milestone for the project - modernized, faster, and built for what’s next.
October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
After years of steady evolution, Ostinato 2.0 is finally here.
A big milestone for the project - modernized, faster, and built for what’s next.
A big milestone for the project - modernized, faster, and built for what’s next.
Reposted by Srivats P (Ostinato)
Rain day rec: snuggle up indoors with hot chai and read Brown Boy by @ps-nissim.bsky.social from @blaft.bsky.social for short snacky creepy horror thrills from the mountains of Sikkim 🗻🏔️⛰️
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Rain day rec: snuggle up indoors with hot chai and read Brown Boy by @ps-nissim.bsky.social from @blaft.bsky.social for short snacky creepy horror thrills from the mountains of Sikkim 🗻🏔️⛰️
Using Ostinato for labbing and struggling with VNC?
You don't need to! Use a native GUI client on your laptop and connect to the Ostinato node in your lab to configure and control it!
(1/2)
You don't need to! Use a native GUI client on your laptop and connect to the Ostinato node in your lab to configure and control it!
(1/2)
September 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Using Ostinato for labbing and struggling with VNC?
You don't need to! Use a native GUI client on your laptop and connect to the Ostinato node in your lab to configure and control it!
(1/2)
You don't need to! Use a native GUI client on your laptop and connect to the Ostinato node in your lab to configure and control it!
(1/2)
Engineers have always been ingenious and know how best to workaround limitations!
Have limited test traffic ports? Use a switch to fan out!
(1/2)
Have limited test traffic ports? Use a switch to fan out!
(1/2)
August 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Engineers have always been ingenious and know how best to workaround limitations!
Have limited test traffic ports? Use a switch to fan out!
(1/2)
Have limited test traffic ports? Use a switch to fan out!
(1/2)
The good, bad and ugly of Ostinato - what honest customer feedback looks like!
August 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The good, bad and ugly of Ostinato - what honest customer feedback looks like!
Frustrated by Ostinato session files not persisting once you destroy and re-deploy your containerlab?
Don't be! Use a mount.
(1/2)
Don't be! Use a mount.
(1/2)
August 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Frustrated by Ostinato session files not persisting once you destroy and re-deploy your containerlab?
Don't be! Use a mount.
(1/2)
Don't be! Use a mount.
(1/2)
I'm at that stage where as I write new code - I see more bugs and edge cases in existing code! I make one commit and add 5 more things to check to my list.
Send HELP!
Send HELP!
July 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm at that stage where as I write new code - I see more bugs and edge cases in existing code! I make one commit and add 5 more things to check to my list.
Send HELP!
Send HELP!
Real users. Real results. Real reviews.
July 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Real users. Real results. Real reviews.
Is it a enum? Is it a bool? No, it's Trool! 🤣
July 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Is it a enum? Is it a bool? No, it's Trool! 🤣
Reposted by Srivats P (Ostinato)
#Bookcover #Designers ! Especially those with experience in #Horror! Hit me up please, I need a cover done.
Yes, it's a paid gig, and if it works out, I will want more of them as time goes by.
Please repost for reach?
Yes, it's a paid gig, and if it works out, I will want more of them as time goes by.
Please repost for reach?
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#Bookcover #Designers ! Especially those with experience in #Horror! Hit me up please, I need a cover done.
Yes, it's a paid gig, and if it works out, I will want more of them as time goes by.
Please repost for reach?
Yes, it's a paid gig, and if it works out, I will want more of them as time goes by.
Please repost for reach?
We often see multiple Ostinato nodes in customer topologies. For a traffic generator like Ostinato, this is not just unnecessary but inconvenient! See how you can use a single Ostinato node in your labs (a boon in node-limited platforms!) (1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We often see multiple Ostinato nodes in customer topologies. For a traffic generator like Ostinato, this is not just unnecessary but inconvenient! See how you can use a single Ostinato node in your labs (a boon in node-limited platforms!) (1/2)
Reposted by Srivats P (Ostinato)
Studying for a network cert? Use Ostinato to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical implementation. Here's what a Ostinato customer preparing for CCNP said -
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Studying for a network cert? Use Ostinato to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical implementation. Here's what a Ostinato customer preparing for CCNP said -
VLANs - the bread and butter of network engineers - and some times the stuff of horror stories!
Make sure you test your VLAN configuration - Ostinato can generate single tagged, double tagged (or more), custom TPIDs, varying VLAN ids and more! (1/2)
Make sure you test your VLAN configuration - Ostinato can generate single tagged, double tagged (or more), custom TPIDs, varying VLAN ids and more! (1/2)
July 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
VLANs - the bread and butter of network engineers - and some times the stuff of horror stories!
Make sure you test your VLAN configuration - Ostinato can generate single tagged, double tagged (or more), custom TPIDs, varying VLAN ids and more! (1/2)
Make sure you test your VLAN configuration - Ostinato can generate single tagged, double tagged (or more), custom TPIDs, varying VLAN ids and more! (1/2)
Maybe you've heard about the IMIX traffic profile - even used it maybe. But what about IMIX genome - heard that one? (1/2)
July 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Maybe you've heard about the IMIX traffic profile - even used it maybe. But what about IMIX genome - heard that one? (1/2)
What's more useful than a git diff?
git cdiff (alias)
Add the alias it to your .gitconfig today!
git cdiff (alias)
Add the alias it to your .gitconfig today!
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
What's more useful than a git diff?
git cdiff (alias)
Add the alias it to your .gitconfig today!
git cdiff (alias)
Add the alias it to your .gitconfig today!
10G, 100G, 400G -- that's the flashy part. But control protocols are slower and timeouts can be critical. While testing your network, don't forget to test the slow protocols (1/2)
June 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
10G, 100G, 400G -- that's the flashy part. But control protocols are slower and timeouts can be critical. While testing your network, don't forget to test the slow protocols (1/2)
A long requested feature - Protocol Emulation - will be part of the upcoming Ostinato 2.0 release!
DHCP client/server, IGMP/MLD host emulation and OSPF/BGP are included in the initial release.
(1/2)
DHCP client/server, IGMP/MLD host emulation and OSPF/BGP are included in the initial release.
(1/2)
June 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A long requested feature - Protocol Emulation - will be part of the upcoming Ostinato 2.0 release!
DHCP client/server, IGMP/MLD host emulation and OSPF/BGP are included in the initial release.
(1/2)
DHCP client/server, IGMP/MLD host emulation and OSPF/BGP are included in the initial release.
(1/2)
No more counting digits or commas to figure out if the Ostinato rate is bps/Kbps/Mbps or Gbps!
June 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
No more counting digits or commas to figure out if the Ostinato rate is bps/Kbps/Mbps or Gbps!