probes::EchoPingHttp(3)     SmokePing     probes::EchoPingHttp(3)



NAME
       probes::EchoPingHttp - an echoping(1) probe for SmokePing

OVERVIEW
       Measures HTTP roundtrip times (web servers and caches) for
       SmokePing.

SYNOPSYS
        *** Probes ***
        + EchoPingHttp

        binary = /usr/bin/echoping # mandatory

        *** Targets ***

        probe = EchoPingHttp

        + PROBE_CONF
        url = /
        ignore-cache = yes
        force-revalidate = no
        port = 80 # default value anyway


DESCRIPTION
       Supported probe-specific variables: those specified in
       EchoPing(3pm) documentation.

       Supported target-specific variables:

       those specified in EchoPing(3pm) documentation
           except fill, size and udp.

       url The URL to be requested from the web server or cache.
           Can be either relative (/...) for web servers or abso-
           lute (http://...) for caches.

       port
           The TCP port to use. The default is 80.

       ignore_cache
           The echoping(1) "-A" option: force the proxy to ignore
           the cache.  Enabled if the value is anything other
           than 'no' or '0'.

       revalidate_data
           The echoping(1) "-a" option: force the proxy to reval-
           idate data with original server. Enabled if the value
           is anything other than 'no' or '0'.

AUTHOR
       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>

SEE ALSO
       EchoPing(3pm), EchoPingHttps(3pm)



2002-03-09                     1.8        probes::EchoPingHttp(3)
