I need a program for simulating internet use....

[imported_Tick]

Basically, I want to simulate loading web pages, over and over aqain, and I would like to be able to track errors that occur.

 

[igowerf]

Errors in what? Browser? Server? A client of some sort? You can run your own web server locally and host a website that you can hit repeatedly.

 

[imported_Tick]

No... I want to simulate load over an internet connection. Not load on my website. I just want to load a connection with various kinds of tasks, and I don't want to sit there and baby sit it.

 

[n0cmonkey]

It shouldn't be hard to script. Use wget to get pages or something.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
It shouldn't be hard to script. Use wget to get pages or something.

What, in fact IS wget? Also, I lack the knowledge to write a script....

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
It shouldn't be hard to script. Use wget to get pages or something.

What, in fact IS wget? Also, I lack the knowledge to write a script....

Explain more. What exactly do you want? Why do you want it?

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
It shouldn't be hard to script. Use wget to get pages or something.

What, in fact IS wget? Also, I lack the knowledge to write a script....

Explain more. What exactly do you want? Why do you want it?

I just want to simulate someone browsing the web. I want it because I want it.

 

[jimithing2077]

this reminds me of those programs back in the day that would move your mouse around w/o you having to do it for those internet sites that would pay you to browse the web

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Tick
I just want to simulate someone browsing the web. I want it because I want it.

What springs to mind:
Fraud against ISP by keeping a connection active when it should be disconnected as idle
Fraud against Google and/or advertisers by automating browsing and/or ad-clicking

You must be Barry then, the real Tick would only use his computer for Justice!

 

[sparkyclarky]

Yeah, sounds shady. Didn't that pay to browse company just return from the dead recently?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Pigeons work well.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Tick
I just want to simulate someone browsing the web. I want it because I want it.

What springs to mind:
Fraud against ISP by keeping a connection active when it should be disconnected as idle
Fraud against Google and/or advertisers by automating browsing and/or ad-clicking

You must be Barry then, the real Tick would only use his computer for Justice!

Har. No, I am not commiting fraud. I want to keep an internet connection open to test it's reliability. I was having some sporadic issues associated with up time, and wanted to test and see the exact nature of the fault, without having to sit there and babysit it.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Pigeons work well.

I always thought canaries were better.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: Tick
No... I want to simulate load over an internet connection. Not load on my website. I just want to load a connection with various kinds of tasks, and I don't want to sit there and baby sit it.

If you creating a load over a network connection to test it, then it's not really simulating a load. Can't you just download a Linux distro using GetRight (or something that supports mulitple connections) to max out your connection? When you're done, you can just check the MD5 hash to see if it downloaded correctly.

EDIT: I've found that the UCSB servers are really fast: ftp.ucsb.edu. They have a couple Linux distros on there.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: Tick
No... I want to simulate load over an internet connection. Not load on my website. I just want to load a connection with various kinds of tasks, and I don't want to sit there and baby sit it.

If you creating a load over a network connection to test it, then it's not really simulating a load. Can't you just download a Linux distro using GetRight (or something that supports mulitple connections) to max out your connection? When you're done, you can just check the MD5 hash to see if it downloaded correctly.

EDIT: I've found that the UCSB servers are really fast: ftp.ucsb.edu. They have a couple Linux distros on there.

Ah but I wanted a mix of tasks... weird error occuring only in reference to a couple internet things that share absolutly nothing in common, yet both having issues, yet all else unefected. I'm think my ISP is to blame, however, I would like some method to prove this. Hence, I would like to simulate various internet tasks over a long period of time.