AutoTest TCP Connect Test

A TCP Connect test opens a TCP connection with the selected target to test for port availability using a 3-way handshake (SYN, SYN/ACK, ACK). The AutoTest Target TCP Connect test runs three connection tests and reports the response times.

TCP Connect Test Settings

Name

This field allows you to assign a custom name to the test. The name appears on the target test card in the profile.

Device Name

Enter the IP address or URL of the server you want to ping. If you enter an IP address, the DNS lookup portion of the test is skipped.

IP Protocol Version

IPv4 is used by default. Tap the field to switch between IPv4 and IPv6.

Port

Specify the TCP port number for the LR 10G to use to connect to the target.

Timeout Threshold

This threshold controls how long the LR 10G waits for a response from the target before failing the test.

Reverse Grading

When Reverse Grading is enabled, a test is considered successful if it fails and a failure if it succeeds. The Results Codes section of the results screen includes the message "Grading has been reversed".

TCP Connect Test Results

The TCP card shows the test name entered in the settings and the three response times from the target.

Tap the card to open the TCP results screen.

AutoTest TCP Results Screen

Device Name: DNS name of the device tested

IPv4 or IPv6 Address: IP address of the target device
MAC Address: Device's MAC address. Two dashes -- indicate that no MAC address was provided.
Port: Port number tested
Results
Lookup Time: How long it took to resolve the URL into an IP address
Response Times: How long it took for the LR 10G to receive a response from the server for each of the three connect tests
Threshold: The Timeout Threshold indicated in the test's settings

Results Codes: Final status of the test (Success or Failure) for each of the three Pings

Other Actions

Use the blue links or the blue action overflow icon button at the bottom of the test results screens to perform other actions.

  • Tap TEST AGAIN to run the Ping test again.

  • Tap PATH ANALYSIS to open the Path Analysis app with the TCP test's information.

  • Tap the blue action overflow icon to open another testing app (Ping, TCP Connect, or Capture), to Browse to the target address in your web browser, or to start a Telnet or SSH session.

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