Help us load test our Unite proxy servers with Sonar

September 14, 2009 · by Tommy A. Olsen

This blog post is shamelessly copied from our Opera Unite blog.

With all the testing that has been going on in the last few weeks, it seems our proxy servers have been behaving well. We figured that is probably not enough though. We want to put the proxy servers through some more stress. This is all to make way for Opera 10.10, which will have Opera Unite as a regular feature of the desktop browser.

To do this, we have created a new service, "Sonar". This service will help us load test our proxy servers even better. All this service does, is sit quietly on your computer. When we run a test, data is requested from around the world. We request a small amount of data from each instance of this service, to help us observe our proxy's behaviour.

Now, once again, to be able to test this on a large scale, from every corner of the world, we need your help. All you need to do is download Sonar and keep it running on your Opera Unite builds.

Of course, you can stop the service at any time to opt out of the testing. Once again, thanks for all the help. You guys are great !

Get Sonar

Readers' comments

Comments left by My Opera members under the original post: the first 50, as archived.

GoustiFruit14. September 2009, 11:04
Ok, just installed it.
pfelelep14. September 2009, 11:04
if we can help
Mastermind114. September 2009, 11:11
Downloading and Installing at this moment.
inetdysk14. September 2009, 11:14
Could you tell when this test will be?
So my computer will be ON?
origPumu14. September 2009, 11:16
[x] done
toman14. September 2009, 11:30
@inetdysk: At random times whenever we feel like it.
Sasko8814. September 2009, 11:34
Installed it, I hope that 10.10 will have surprises
operaton14. September 2009, 11:35
hurug14. September 2009, 11:44
OK gonna install it. Thxs.
vivabrevis14. September 2009, 12:01
up and running
dAEk14. September 2009, 12:25
Installing Sonar.... done!

It's up and running at home and at work as well.
winand14. September 2009, 12:33
Yeah, don't know what u've done, but today unite works again for me)
revvok14. September 2009, 12:44
installed
EricJH14. September 2009, 12:52
Installed.
polluxx14. September 2009, 13:10
installed
thexfile14. September 2009, 13:24
So, this is like zombieware?
Ockendorf14. September 2009, 13:45
installed
dfyfe14. September 2009, 13:55
Done.
hansbendiksen14. September 2009, 14:04
Installed
Arcanis198714. September 2009, 14:22
Installed
nataniel14. September 2009, 14:26
installed! I hope it will help.
arcy14. September 2009, 14:34
I am glad to help You
muziekmeester14. September 2009, 14:54
same here
georgmeyer14. September 2009, 14:54
Installed Happy to help.
sabisan14. September 2009, 15:56
Up and running
EricJH14. September 2009, 16:49
We are creating a big botnet for the good guys...not for the bad guys....
pero135714. September 2009, 17:05
Installed
zikzakatak14. September 2009, 17:06
shamelessly???????????... my oh my...
superici14. September 2009, 18:15
help is here
lively14. September 2009, 18:24
Off-topic comment removed by moderator.
icare14. September 2009, 18:28
Lively,
For the moment the most important services are up and running : file sharing, file uploader, media player, web server... That's what most people want.
If there's more service, that's cool but we have already the most important in my opinion. I'd rather see Opera Unite launched as soon as possible.
jerobarraco14. September 2009, 18:32
i like how much effort you put in doing a great software, is really cool
golly14. September 2009, 18:54
Installed
golly14. September 2009, 18:54
Installed
aboy011014. September 2009, 19:36
Anytime.. just installed..
inetdysk14. September 2009, 21:27
Why Snake River Grand Teton National Park Wyoming?
and Morning Glory Pec? what is it?
BTW, great view.
Chianti14. September 2009, 23:35
Ready!
lively15. September 2009, 04:59
Moderator edit: Off-topic comment removed.
haavard15. September 2009, 09:55
lively, please stay on-topic. Off-topic comments are not allowed.
drunkensurgeon15. September 2009, 10:36
Tired moving preferences from 10 to 10.10 and from 10.10 to 10...
D1sasterp1ece15. September 2009, 11:27
Count me in.
Asires15. September 2009, 12:10
i'm online.
agostinog15. September 2009, 14:13
I installed the service too
silencer2215. September 2009, 16:11
Stress test started! ;D
Serpher15. September 2009, 16:54
Installed and started
jacekgodlewski15. September 2009, 19:21
Activated Sonar, several other pages opened, mail checking active and temporarily got yellow exclamation at Link: Unable to connect to Opera link server. Now working OK
samMD16. September 2009, 02:30
definitely will help stress test..
jacekgodlewski16. September 2009, 06:14
I have left my home computer running with File Sharing, File Uploader and Sonar active, but locked machine with Ctrl-Alt-Del (Vista) and went to work (would not leave computer opened when I am not at home). At work, I can see on my.opera.com/mylogin/unite that my home services are running, but after clicking any of them the page displays "Device unavailable".
Is locked computer the reason or something else? I am also running some services now at work, and this computer is of course not locked. Could anyone check:
http://my.opera.com/jacekgodlewski/unite/
PVOID16. September 2009, 08:35
I have same issue as jacekgodlewski, but on linux and without locking my system. At the day before yesterday all was fine.
jacekgodlewski16. September 2009, 10:37
Now working. I am testing download of a zip file > 100MB from my home computer.
I have changed absolutely nothing in my any settings, so the issue was on the Opera servers side