diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5a8eb8..a9a2e84 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OFILES=\
 	task.o\
 	ip.o\
 
-all: $(LIB) primes tcpproxy testdelay
+all: $(LIB) echo httpload primes tcpload tcpproxy testdelay
 
 $(OFILES): taskimpl.h task.h 386-ucontext.h power-ucontext.h ip.h
 
@@ -32,9 +32,15 @@ CFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -c -I. -ggdb
 $(LIB): $(OFILES)
 	ar rvc $(LIB) $(OFILES)
 
+echo: echo.o $(LIB)
+	$(CC) -o echo echo.o $(LIB)
+
 primes: primes.o $(LIB)
 	$(CC) -o primes primes.o $(LIB)
 
+tcpload: tcpload.o $(LIB)
+	$(CC) -o tcpload tcpload.o $(LIB)
+
 tcpproxy: tcpproxy.o $(LIB)
 	$(CC) -o tcpproxy tcpproxy.o $(LIB) $(TCPLIBS)
 
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ testdelay1: testdelay1.o $(LIB)
 	$(CC) -o testdelay1 testdelay1.o $(LIB)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o primes tcpproxy testdelay testdelay1 httpload $(LIB)
+	rm -f *.o echo primes tcpload tcpproxy httpload testdelay testdelay1 $(LIB)
 
 install: $(LIB)
 	cp $(LIB) /usr/local/lib
diff --git a/echo.c b/echo.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..168dec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/echo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <task.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+enum
+{
+	STACK = 32768
+};
+
+static int verbose;
+
+char *server;
+void echotask(void*);
+
+int*
+mkfd2(int fd1, int fd2)
+{
+	int *a;
+
+	a = malloc(2*sizeof a[0]);
+	if(a == 0){
+		fprintf(stderr, "out of memory\n");
+		abort();
+	}
+	a[0] = fd1;
+	a[1] = fd2;
+	return a;
+}
+
+void
+taskmain(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int cfd, fd;
+	int rport;
+	char remote[46];
+
+	if(argc != 3){
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: tcpproxy server port\n");
+		taskexitall(1);
+	}
+	server = argv[1];
+
+	if((fd = netannounce(TCP, 0, atoi(argv[2]))) < 0){
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot announce on tcp port %d: %s\n", atoi(argv[1]), strerror(errno));
+		taskexitall(1);
+	}
+	fdnoblock(fd);
+	while((cfd = netaccept(fd, remote, &rport)) >= 0){
+		if(verbose)
+			fprintf(stderr, "connection from %s:%d\n", remote, rport);
+		taskcreate(echotask, (void*)(uintptr_t)cfd, STACK);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+echotask(void *v)
+{
+	char buf[512];
+	int fd, n;
+
+	fd = (int)(uintptr_t)v;
+
+	while((n = fdread(fd, buf, sizeof buf)) > 0)
+		fdwrite(fd, buf, n);
+	close(fd);
+}
diff --git a/tcpload.c b/tcpload.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f6dfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tcpload.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <task.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+enum
+{
+	STACK = 32768
+};
+
+char *server;
+int port;
+
+void fetchtask(void*);
+
+void
+taskmain(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int i, n;
+
+	if(argc != 4){
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: httpload n server port\n");
+		taskexitall(1);
+	}
+	n = atoi(argv[1]);
+	server = argv[2];
+	port = atoi(argv[3]);
+
+	for(i=0; i<n; i++)
+		taskcreate(fetchtask, 0, STACK);
+}
+
+void
+fetchtask(void *v)
+{
+	int fd, i;
+	char buf[512];
+
+	(void)v;
+
+	for(i=0; i<1000; i++){
+		if((fd = netdial(TCP, server, port)) < 0){
+			fprintf(stderr, "dial %s: %s (%s)\n", server, strerror(errno), taskgetstate());
+			continue;
+		}
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "xxxxxxxxxx");
+		fdwrite(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
+		fdread(fd, buf, sizeof buf);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+}