Usage

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Usage

Command Line Parameters

 

checktcp /s /t:timeout <hostname|ipaddress> <port>

 

hostname / ipaddress

Hostname or IP address to connect to

port

TCP port on host to connect to. Specify a single port or a range of ports (e.g. 100-1000)

/s

Displays any data sent by the remote host through the TCP connection. Only supported when checking a single TCP port.

/t:timeout

Max amount of seconds to wait before interrupting a TCP port check (applies to TCP port checks only, default is 2 seconds)

 

Examples

 

Example 1: Check whether port 25 on host smtp.aol.com is open

 

checktcp smtp.aol.com 25

 

Example 2: Check whether port 25 on host mail.hotmail.com is open and display data

 

checktcp /s mail.hotmail.com 25

 

Example 3: List all ports in range 1000-5000 on server01

 

checktcp server01 1000-5000

 

Sample Output

 

c:\>checktcp /s mail.hotmail.com 25

 

Status: mail.hotmail.com:25 is open

Data: 220 mc9-f37.hotmail.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 5.0.2195.6824 ready at  Sun, 9 May 2004 19:11:01 -0700