Ethernet actions
Run the network measurement actions over an agent's wired connection instead of a SIM.
Deprecated. Ethernet actions are legacy. Existing ones keep running, but no new development is planned.
Ethernet actions are the wired twins of the SIM DATA actions: the same measurements (ping, downloads, speedtest, traceroute...) executed over the agent's Ethernet connection instead of a cellular data session. Use them to monitor fixed-line connectivity, or as a wired baseline to compare your cellular measurements against.
They predate the current builders and are considered legacy, but existing tests keep running and the actions remain available on Ethernet-capable agents.
Available actions
Each action takes the same parameters and produces the same report and Analytics metrics as its SIM equivalent, minus everything cellular: no APN, no access technology, no antenna tags.
| Ethernet action | JSON type | SIM equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Ping | ETH_PING | Ping |
| TCP Ping | ETH_TCP_PING | TCP Ping |
| HTTP Ping | ETH_HTTP_PING | HTTP Ping |
| DNS Lookup | ETH_DNS_LOOKUP | DNS Lookup |
| HTTP Download | ETH_HTTP_DOWNLOAD | Download File |
| HTTP Upload | ETH_HTTP_UPLOAD | HTTP Upload |
| FTP Download | ETH_FTP_DOWNLOAD | FTP Download |
| FTP Upload | ETH_FTP_UPLOAD | FTP Upload |
| Email Send | ETH_EMAIL_SEND | Send Mail |
| API Call | ETH_HTTP_API | API Call |
| Ookla Speedtest | ETH_OOKLA_SPEEDTEST | Ookla Speedtest |
| Traceroute | ETH_TRACEROUTE | Traceroute |
| Check SSL/TLS Certificate | ETH_CHECK_CERTIFICATE | Check SSL/TLS Certificate |
| Streaming video | ETH_STREAMING_VIDEO | Youtube |
| JS Web Script | ETH_JS_WEB_SCRIPT | Web Script |
The actions behind web tests
Two more ETH_ types exist that you normally never create by hand: ETH_WEB_SCRIPT is the legacy web script action, and ETH_WEB_SCRIPT_V2 is what a test built with the current web builder becomes when it runs. If you meet them in a scenario JSON, that's what they are.
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