diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e1cc8e..0547d62 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 2011*
+loadbot/do_all.sh
+loadbot/testservers
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a58f37..f6e4425 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ all:
 	mkdir $(DATESTAMP)
 	inventory/inventory.sh $(DATESTAMP)
 	cd cpu; make
+
+prep:
+	cat loadbot/testservers |xargs -n 1 --replace=BLAH scp loadbot/prep.pl BLAH:
+	cat loadbot/testservers |xargs -n 1 --replace=BLAH ssh BLAH ./prep.pl
diff --git a/loadbot/init_all.sh b/loadbot/init_all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..41ba4da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loadbot/init_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+#SELECT droplets.name, sizes.memory, vnics.vif as vname, ip_addresses.ip, images.name, servers.name from droplets
+#        JOIN sizes 
+#        ON droplets.size_id = sizes.id 
+#        JOIN vnics
+#        ON droplets.id = vnics.droplet_id
+#        JOIN ip_addresses
+#        ON vnics.ip_address_id = ip_addresses.id
+#        JOIN images
+#        ON droplets.image_id = images.id
+#        JOIN servers
+#        ON droplets.server_id = servers.id
+#        WHERE droplets.is_active=1;
+
+# cat /tmp/junk |awk '{print $8}'
+
+
+# run this once when you have a new collection of test servers
+rm .ssh/known_hosts
+cat testservers |xargs -n 1 --replace=BLAH echo ./ssh.pl BLAH root dopass \$1 > do_all.sh
+bash -x do_all.sh "echo >> /etc/hosts"
+bash -x do_all.sh "echo 69.55.54.144    loadbot >> /etc/hosts"
+bash -x do_all.sh "restorecon -R /root/.ssh/"
+
+echo "now copy prep.pl over to each server. this should be fast (no resolution delays)"
+sleep 3
+cat testservers |xargs -n 1 --replace=BLAH scp prep.pl BLAH:
+
+echo "now run prep.pl"
+sleep 3
+cat testservers |xargs -n 1 --replace=BLAH ssh BLAH ./prep.pl
diff --git a/loadbot/loadbot.pl b/loadbot/loadbot.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..899fc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loadbot/loadbot.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+
+system "";
diff --git a/loadbot/prep.pl b/loadbot/prep.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0e19de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loadbot/prep.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+
+print "Running on " . `hostname`;
+
+my $return = system("screen -list");
+print "screen RETURN: $return\n";
+
+if ($return eq "-1") {
+	if (-e "/etc/gentoo-release") {
+		system "emerge app-misc/screen";
+	} else {
+		system "yum install screen -y";
+		system "cat /etc/redhat-release";
+	}
+	system "ifconfig";
+}
+
+my $return = system("bc --version");
+print "bc RETURN: $return\n";
+
+if ($return eq "-1") {
+	if (-e "/etc/gentoo-release") {
+		system "emerge bc";
+	} elsif (-e "/etc/redhat-release") {
+		system "yum install bc -y";
+	} else {
+		system "apt-get install bc";
+	}
+	system "ifconfig";
+}
+
+my $return = system("git --version");
+print "git RETURN: $return\n";
+exit;
+
+if ($return eq "-1") {
+	if (-e "/etc/gentoo-release") {
+		system "emerge git";
+	} elsif (-e "/etc/redhat-release") {
+		system "yum install git -y";
+	} else {
+		system "apt-get install git";
+	}
+	system "ifconfig";
+}
diff --git a/loadbot/ssh.pl b/loadbot/ssh.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a85f7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loadbot/ssh.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+#
+#      A Simple Terminal Resizing Example
+#      GPL version 2. See the COPYING file
+#
+# This script is a simple example of how handle terminal
+# window resize events (transmitted via the WINCH signal)
+# -- Jeff Carr <jcarr@linuxmachines.com>
+#
+
+if( ! defined $ARGV[0] ) {
+	print "Usage: ssh.pl host <username> <password>\n";
+	exit;
+}
+
+my ($host, $username, $password, @commands) = @ARGV;
+$username = $ENV{USER} if $username eq "";
+
+use Expect;
+use IO::Pty;
+
+my $spawn = new Expect;
+$spawn->raw_pty(1);  
+
+# This gets the size of your terminal window
+$spawn->slave->clone_winsize_from(\*STDIN);
+
+my $PROMPT;
+
+# This function traps WINCH signals and passes them on
+sub winch {
+	my $signame = shift;
+	my $pid = $spawn->pid;
+	$shucks++;
+	print "count $shucks,pid $pid, SIG$signame\n";
+	$spawn->slave->clone_winsize_from(\*STDIN);
+	kill WINCH => $spawn->pid if $spawn->pid;
+}
+$SIG{WINCH} = \&winch;  # best strategy
+
+$spawn=Expect->spawn("ssh $username\@$host \"@commands\"");
+# log everything if you want
+$spawn->log_file("/tmp/autossh.log.$$");
+
+my $PROMPT  = '[\]\$\>\#]\s$';
+my $ret = $spawn->expect(15,
+	[ qr/\(yes\/no\)\?\s*$/ => sub { $spawn->send("yes\n"); exp_continue; } ],
+	[ qr/assword:\s*$/ 	=> sub { $spawn->send("$password\n"); } ],
+	[ qr/ogin:\s*$/		=> sub { $spawn->send("$username\n"); exp_continue; } ],
+	[ qr/REMOTE HOST IDEN/ 	=> sub { print "FIX: .ssh/known_hosts\n"; exp_continue; } ],
+	[ qr/$PROMPT/ 		=> sub { $spawn->send("echo Now try window resizing\n"); } ],
+);
+
+# Send a winch single on startup
+winch();
+
+# Hand over control
+my $return = $spawn->interact();
+print "ssh $host returned=$return\n";
+sleep 1 if ! defined @commands;
+exit;