How to monitor http response times?

[tberton]

Hello,
I'm using Zabbix on Debian Etch. I've installed it from the Debian repository. This is Zabbix 1.1.4. I know this is not the latest version, but due to company policy the usage of the repository is mandatory.

I have tried the following to monitor http response times:

Simple check: http_perf
Zabbix agent: web.page.perf[]
Zabbix agent: net.tcp.service.perf[http]

All of the above return 0. I've verified 'Type of information' is set to Numeric (float).
The only way to get some information is to explicitly enter an IP adress in web.page.perf[ip].
But this means I cannot use it in a template. Is it possible to replace the ip into a variable that is automatically translated into the hostname or ip adress or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance.

[tberton]

Thanks to this post http://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7825
I have solved the problem. Apparently when you use the item without specifying a multiplier and unit the result is 0.

When changing units to 'ms' and multiplier to '1000' all of the methods above work.