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test a remote proxy from the command line

hi

howto test a remote proxy from the command line ?
proxy port should be open:

Code:

# telnet 192.168.0.1 3128

Trying 192.168.0.1...

Connected to 192.168.0.1.

Escape character is '^]'.

but what are next steps to test HTTP ?

I have debian Etch stable on the local machine and on the proxy server.

hmm... why can't you just configure this proxy in your browser and test?
<edit>
Sorry, I missed the command line part.
export http_proxy=http://remote.proxy:port
no use wget to get a page
wget www.google.com
</edit>

Use the following syntax to configure the proxy for http, https and ftp traffic on the Linux command line :

Quote:

$ export http_proxy="http://proxy-server:port"
$ export https_proxy="https://proxy-server:port"
$ export ftp_proxy="http://proxy-server:port"

Use the following syntax if the proxy server requires authentication :

Quote:

$ export http_proxy="http://user:password@proxy-server:port"
$ export https_proxy="https://user:password@proxy-server:port"
$ export ftp_proxy="http://user:password@proxy-server:port"

Testing Proxy
Use the following command to check current proxy settings :

Quote:

$ env | grep -i proxy

You can test the proxy by checking your public IP address from the command line :

Quote:

$ wget -q -O - checkip.dyndns.org \ | sed -e 's/.*Current IP Address: //' -e 's/<.*$//'

You may also use the time command to test the differences in the connection speed with proxy and without it :

Quote:

$ time wget -q -O - checkip.dyndns.org \ | sed -e 's/.*Current IP Address: //' -e 's/<.*$//'

REFERENCE:
http://www.shellhacks.com/en/HowTo-U...x-Command-Line