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What tools and methods can be used to stress test a Linux-based router/proxy? On the router Squid, Apache Modproxy and Privoxy are installed. The purpose of the stress test is to determine which proxy is best in terms of load. There are three machines, a client, the router, and a server.

The tool must be able to log a performance period so the results can be graphed next to each other, preferably using gnuplot or Excel.

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I don't know of any ready-made solutions, but httping or ab could probably be useful parts in a homegrown one.

If you're referring to the cpu load of the router, you could use something like collectd to gather the data.

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we are using ab for throughput, we are in need of cpu/ram/disk benchmarks for each proxy service. we will try collectd. thanks – Mintuz Jan 20 '12 at 14:44
Could be useful then -- it even outputs CSV if needed. – sr_ Jan 20 '12 at 14:46

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