Fw: [OT] How can I "Ping" a particular port

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Depends on what it's doing - but a telnet to the ip and port can give
you
a response.

G.

Gareth Cook
IT Architect / Project Manager, SWG Sales
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
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Hi guys

I want to make sure some port forwarding I've set up in my router works.
At the moment, I can't use the specific applications to test the access
so I thought the easiest way would be to ping the specific ports.

However, "ping <IPADDR>:<Port#> doesn't work so how can I
check that the
routing is set up correctly?

Can I do this using ping or is there another shell command I need to use
or even an alternative bit of software?

Thanks

Regards

Neil