Installing the Network Emulation Driver

The network emulation driver is required for packet loss and latency simulation. It is not required for network bandwidth simulation.

Open an elevated command prompt: right-click the command prompt and click Run as administrator.
Navigate to the Silk Performer installation folder by entering a string that resembles the following: c:\> cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\Silk\Silk Performer 20.5\NetworkDriver"
Enter the following command ...
- to install the network emulation driver: installNetworkDriver.exe -i netipfw.inf
- to uninstall the network emulation driver: installNetworkDriver.exe -u

Note: During installation and uninstallation of the network emulation driver, the network will be disconnected for a moment.

Note: The network emulation driver is not compatible with all network adapters. In such a case, machines or network interfaces might no longer be accessible and the network might slow down.

Note: The network emulation driver does not support Microsoft Windows 10 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and 2019.