Load runner 12 alert that there is no internet access while I cannot visit google ?

[Leonard Afeng]

I am in China Mainland and as you all know, I cannot access google.com for some reason.

While I use Load Runner 12 to record the script, it tell me that there is no internet access. But while I use some tool that I can visit google, that message will not display and recording is fine.

Any one can tell me what should I do to handle this ? 

Thanks advanced.

[James Pulley]

Please read and understand the license agreement regarding the use of LoadRunner (and generally any performance testing tool) against sites you do not own, manage, control or have explicit written permission from those who do have that ownership or responsibility.  Performance testing tool are dangerous items, no different in destructive capabilities than a tactical nuclear weapon.  In the wrong hands and pointed at the wrong target they will do serious damage.

HP has provided sample applications for you to use as part of your investigation or training.  See the tutorial documentation.  You also have available to you the vast universe of open source applications that you can download, install, configure and test on systems you ow, manage and control.   If you want to some particularly interesting ones then given SugarCRM and Pentaho & Jasper Reports a try......after you have successfully navigated the sample applications available from HP and only on installations that you own - No hosted versions where you may risk distorting the production performance of other instances which share the same VM host.

So, it sucks that you can't access Google through LoadRunner, but then you shouldn't be touching Google with LoadRunner anyway as this conflicts with both the HP license agreement and the Google user agreement regarding the use of automation to exercise their interfaces.

Have a great morning,

James Pulley

[MikeTheBike]

I think what he is saying James, is that LR12 is trying to ping google.com on its own to validate internet access.  Because he is behind the firewall, this fails. 

Leonard, you should open a support ticket with HP.  This is a product defect, albeit a very minor one, that should be logged.

Regards,
Mike Roell

[luckyvishal92]

I'm facing the same issue in LR12. According to you, LR12 ping google.com but I'm able to open google manually. Should I ignore this and keep recording the script.

[lior avni]

Hi

It is possible the ping is blocked by your FW and internet access is not.

Thanks,

Lior