Testing TCP/IP connections

This configures, tests, and debugs TCP/IP connections.

  1. Access the TCP/IP Test GUI.
    From Windows, select Start > Programs > Infor Cloverleaf Integration Suite > Tools > TCPIP Test.
    From the command line, specify hciguitcptest.
  2. Click Options or select File > Options to open the Connection Options dialog box.
    Select Log to File to configure the log file in which to record the conversation and to specify whether to send line feed. Specify a file name or click Browse for the file name.
    Select Send line feed to append a line feed at the end of the message.
    Select the required Message Encoding Type. This determines how TCP/IP Test is encoded in the protocol.
    The character encoding encodes the output string with the correct character encoding before it is sent out. It also decodes the input bytes with the correct character encoding before it is shown on the screen. The default is UTF-8.
  3. Click Apply and OK to return to the main GUI.
  4. In the main GUI, Send Data is where you edit the data to be sent to the remote application.
    Received Data contains the data received from the remote application. No edits are possible.
  5. Configure the server or client by clicking the tab.
    Click the Server tab to specify a port on the local machine with which this utility listens. Click Options to open the Connection Options dialog box. Then, select the log file in which to record the conversation and to specify whether to send line feed.
    Click the Client tab to specify a host and port with which to connect. Data received from the server program can optionally be written to a local file. Clicking Connect forces the socket connection.