tcpping
 tcpping | 
   
  Purpose
 
 
 Test availability of a service on a server.
 
 
  Synopsis
 
  function tcpping(host:string|text,port:integer):integer 
 
  Arguments
 
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     host 
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     Name of server to test
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     port 
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     Service port
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  Return value
 
 
 Test result:
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     0 
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     Connection succeeded
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     1 
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     Invalid parameters
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     2 
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     Host name not found
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     3 
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     Connection failed
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  Further information
 
 
  This function opens a TCP connection to to the given host and port and closes it immediately in case of success.
 
 
  Module
 
 
