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

[Neil Fuller <neil.fuller@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ha! - You're quite right Andy - It works when you know how!!

Many thanks

Neil

Andy Laurence wrote:
>
> From: "Neil Fuller" <neil.fuller@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:neil.fuller%40gmail.com>>
> > Tried that and it doesn't work.
> >
> > The application is a proprietary BMS application with it's data
wrapped
> > in TCP, if that makes sense!?
> >
> > The hardware I'm trying to connect to doesn't respond to telnet.
>
> I'd be very surprised. You'll get some form of response anyway. From a
> command line in Windows, type "telnet server.name
PortNumber". If it says
> it can't connect, chances are the port is shut. If it gives a blank
> screen,
> it's an open port, but it's waiting for you to communicate with it. I
> rarely find anything that doesn't work like that. Hotel wireless
broadband
> places are one of the few exceptions I find.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>