http tracing - suggestions/pointers please

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Joe Gass

Given a url I'd like to monitor where the page redirects, whether it's via a
usual redirect, javascript or meta refresh.
It might be that a url will redirect through a few different sites before
getting to it's final destination.

HTTPspy (http://rwtemple.com:81/software/HttpSpy/) does this, but I'm
looking for a solution I can automate and log results.

The httpwebrequest stuff is ok for the regular redirects, but javascript etc
relies on the browser implementing the commands - so perhaps I need a
browser plugin

Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
I'm currently investigating the axwebbrowser as an option, but it doesn't
seem to generate events when it redirects.
Anyone have any experience using it for something like this?
Or is there a commercial control that does what I'm after?

Cheers
 
Joe said:
Given a url I'd like to monitor where the page redirects, whether
it's via a usual redirect, javascript or meta refresh.
It might be that a url will redirect through a few different sites
before getting to it's final destination.

HTTPspy (http://rwtemple.com:81/software/HttpSpy/) does this, but I'm
looking for a solution I can automate and log results.

The httpwebrequest stuff is ok for the regular redirects, but
javascript etc relies on the browser implementing the commands - so
perhaps I need a browser plugin
Click to expand...

Did you have a look at Fiddler (www.fiddlertool.com)?

Cheers,
 
Joerg Jooss said:
Did you have a look at Fiddler (www.fiddlertool.com)?

Cheers,
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Hi Joerg Jooss,
I've been looking into fiddler and can't really see how I can use it in an
automated way?
I need a system that will work through a list of urls tracing each ones
"route"
Can fiddler be extended to do this kind of automation, if there is a
commercial product that I can use from a .net app that can do this I'd be
ery interested

Thanks
 
Joe said:
Hi Joerg Jooss,
I've been looking into fiddler and can't really see how I can use it
in an automated way?
I need a system that will work through a list of urls tracing each
ones "route"
Can fiddler be extended to do this kind of automation, if there is a
commercial product that I can use from a .net app that can do this
I'd be ery interested
Click to expand...

Joe,

I've never used Fiddler's automation features, so I don't know how
powerful its capabilities are.

Cheers,
 
Hi

I think the HTTPSpy is similar with a Netmon tool which will snipper all
the network traffic via the local network adapter. It just catch the HTTP
data which the tool is interested in.

I think it is hard to implement one ourselves.
Here is a document for your reference.
Network Monitoring Tool
http://proceedings.informingscience.org/IS2002Proceedings/papers/Meshr057Net
wo.pdf

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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