django urls

"""
how do i pass get parameters, the old school way like http://localhost:8000/check_serverip/?ip=127.0.0.1
and using django pretty url(don't know how i would pass that) to my views?
"""

#url.py

from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url

from django.contrib import admin
from monitor import views
admin.autodiscover()

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    # Examples:
    # url(r'^$', 'sysradar.views.home', name='home'),
    # url(r'^blog/', include('blog.urls')),
    url(r'^check_serverip/$', views.check_serverip),
    url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
)


#views.py
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.http import HttpResponse
from radar.server_radar.checkserver import MyBox

# Create your views here.


def check_serverip(request):
    ip = request.GET.get('ip', '')
    box = MyBox()
    box_status = box.box_alive(ip)
    return HttpResponse("The Box with IP: %s is %s" % (ip, box_status))


#