[OpenSTA-users] Can OpenSTA do this?

[shakir b. <sha...@gm...>]

Hi,

I downloaded Opensta a few days back. So basically, I'm still very new
to OpenSTA. I need your guidance and advise.

I'm currently developing a project to measure and quantify end-user
browsing experience. I'm trying to answer questions such as: What
would an end-user experince when he/she goes to google.com or
yahoo.com?, What are the average response time of these websites? How
does access technology (i.e wireless, and ADSL) effect end-users
browsing experience?

To answer these questions, I've come up with a testing plan. I will
borrow 10 laptops from my relatives and connect them to 10 different
modems. The connection speed of the modems is at a constant 1Mbps.
These 10 laptops will go to 5 popular websites ( google.com, yahoo.com
& etc) every 15 minutes and measure the response time (the time it
takes to fully load the page from an end-user perspective). An 11th
laptop will be setup to collect data every hour or so, and properly
produce a response time graph that i can analyze.

My question is, can Opensta be configured to cater to such testing? or
should i look for a different freeware. if so, any suggestions?

Warm regards,
Shakir