How to manually GET HTTP from the CSS

[dbourque]

I am trying to find out how to manually issue an HTTP GET from the CSS and received the respond to be able to select the proper keep alive setting. I have been able to follow the logic of the current configurations and know that the admin can do it (he is on a 3 weeks trip) but can't remember how.

Any help would be welcome.

Btw, is it possible to access this list by NNTP? I can't remember the name of the Cisco nntp server.

[Gilles Dufour]

CSS11503(debug)# icp probe host 192.168.30.27 "/index.html"

Probing 192.168.30.27:80(-) Probing SSL..

IP Address: 192.168.30.27

Port: 80

URL: /index.html

HTTP Version: 1.1

Server Model: Apache/2.0.46 (Red Hat)

Server Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:37:38 GMT

HEAD Response: 200 OK

HEAD Support: Yes

Persistence: Yes

Keep-Alive: Yes

Request Depth: 100

TBR: 44

Hash: 2c9975fbc81737f7883f08e4f6beb7e3

Connect Time: 1 ms

Rqst/Rsp Time: 2 ms

Pipeline: No

SSL: No

Not sure about this list on nntp.

Gilles.

[dbourque]

Thank you, I didn't know about this option. I will try it. After sending the 1st msg, I start looking at the build-in script and it look like it would be possible to use one of the script as a starting point with socket to issue query and print the result.

Anybody ever write such a script? I start with cisco router and switches a long time ago but the CSS is another world. I just print some of the manuals and I am happy to have fast printer!!!

[Gilles Dufour · Accepted solution]

Here is a script to do what you need.

if ${ARGS}[#] "NEQ" "3"

echo "Usage: httpget \'Hostname Port WebPage\'"

exit script 1

endbranch

! Defines:

set HostName "${ARGS}[1]"

set WebPage "${ARGS}[3]"

set Port "${ARGS}[2]"

! Connect to the remote Host

set EXIT_MSG "Connection Failure"

socket connect host ${HostName} port ${Port} tcp 2000

! Send the GET request for the web page

set EXIT_MSG "Send: Failed"

socket send ${SOCKET} "GET ${WebPage} HTTP/1.0\n\n"

! Get Response

set EXIT_MSG "Receive: Failed"

socket receive ${SOCKET} 2000

! Display Response

set EXIT_MSG "Inspect: Failed"

socket inspect ${SOCKET} pretty

no set EXIT_MSG

socket disconnect ${SOCKET}

exit script 0

Example on how to use it

CSS11503# script play httpget "192.168.30.27 80 /index.html"

CSS11503# if ${ARGS}[#] "NEQ" "3"

echo "Usage: httpget \'Hostname Port WebPage\'"

exit script 1

endbranch

CSS11503# set HostName "${ARGS}[1]"

CSS11503# set WebPage "${ARGS}[3]"

CSS11503# set Port "${ARGS}[2]"

CSS11503# set EXIT_MSG "Connection Failure"

CSS11503# socket connect host ${HostName} port ${Port} tcp 2000

Connect(-) 192.168.30.27

Connected to 192.168.30.27:80 using socket 73

CSS11503# set EXIT_MSG "Send: Failed"

CSS11503# socket send ${SOCKET} "GET ${WebPage} HTTP/1.0\n\n"

CSS11503# set EXIT_MSG "Receive: Failed"

CSS11503# socket receive ${SOCKET} 2000

CSS11503# set EXIT_MSG "Inspect: Failed"

CSS11503# socket inspect ${SOCKET} pretty

Current Contents of Receive Buffer for socket (73): 3069 Bytes

48 54 54 50 2F 31 2E 31 20 32 30 30 20 4F 4B 0D HTTP/1.1 200 OK.

0A 44 61 74 65 3A 20 54 68 75 2C 20 32 32 20 53 .Date: Thu, 22 S

65 70 20 32 30 30 35 20 30 39 3A 30 34 3A 30 36 ep 2005 09:04:06

20 47 4D 54 0D 0A 53 65 72 76 65 72 3A 20 41 70 GMT..Server: Ap

61 63 68 65 2F 32 2E 30 2E 34 36 20 28 52 65 64 ache/2.0.46 (Red

Gilles.

[dbourque]

Thank you very much, I will play with it tomorrow