How to check connectivity between two servers with port

I want to check connectivity between 2 servers (i.e. if ssh will succeed).

The main idea is to check the shortest way between server-a and server-b using a list of middle servers (for example if I'm on dev server and I want to connect to prod server - usually a direct ssh will fail).

Because this can take a while, I prefer not to use SSH - rather I prefer to check first if I can connect and if so then try to connect through SSH.

Some possible routes to get the idea:

server-a -> server-b server-a -> middle-server-1 -> server-b server-a -> middle-server-6 -> server-b server-a -> middle-server-3 -> middle-server-2 -> server-b

Hope you understand what I'm looking for?

How can I test a connection between two remote hosts from my workstation? Example - I want to test(from my workstation) if server A has connection to a service that is running on port 8087 on server B.

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Can I use telnet to troubleshoot connection problems on my hosted Voyager server?

This may also be applicable to local (self-hosted) servers as well.

Telnet can be used to check whether or not a port on the Voyager server is open to you.

To use it, you need to know the IP address or hostname (typically using IP address is preferred in this situation) of your Voyager server.

You also need to know which port you want to check (see this Article: Network ports used by Voyager )

You can use telnet with any port.

Note that you may need to enable telnet on your workstation (see this Article:  How to enable telnet for troubleshooting when CMD reports: "'telnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command")

Once you have telnet enabled, follow these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt
  2. Type in "telnet <IP ADDRESS OF SERVER PC> <PORT>" and press enter.
  3. For example, you would type “telnet 123.45.67.89 1521”
  4. If a blank screen appears then the port is open, and the test is successful.
  5. If you receive a connecting... message or an error message then something is blocking that port.  It could be the Windows firewall, a third party firewall like your anti-virus software, or an institutional hardware firewall between the workstation and the server.

View article in the Exlibris Knowledge Center

How to check connectivity between two servers with port

To launch Windows PowerShell, select the Start menu. Port XXXXX must be set as the name of the command test-netconnection IPAddress. Press Enter. Wait for the test to finish so you can use it.

If it is true, no communication between a client and server will be blocked.

Table of contents

How Can I Tell If A Port Is Open Between Two Windows Servers? How Can I Check Which Ports Are Open? Which Command Is Used To Test The Connection Between Client And Server? How Can I Tell If A Port Is Open Between Two Servers? How Do I Check Connectivity Between Two Systems? What Is The Command To Check Connectivity Between Two Servers? How Can I Tell If A Port Is Communication Between Two Servers? How Will You Check The Communication Between Two Linux Servers? How Do You Check If A Server Has Access To Another Server? How Do You Check If The Port Is Open In Windows? How Can I Tell If A Port Is Being Used By Another Process? How Can I Tell If A Port Is Listening On A Windows Server? How Do I Check My Ports? What Ports Are Open? What Ports Are Open On My Ip? How Do I Know If Port 443 Is Open? What Is The Command To Test Network Connection?

Which Command Is Used To Check Your Connectivity Status To A Server?

How Can I Tell If A Port Is Open Between Two Windows Servers?
Administrator mode is selected in the Command Prompt. The command can be typed under “netstat -ab.” When the results appear, wait a few seconds. To locate the port, look for a local IP address and a port name.

How Can I Check Which Ports Are Open?
The netstat program will identify open ports, while the nmap program will determine the state of a machine’s ports on the network. When you’re finished, you’ll be able to identify common ports and scan your systems for open ports.

Which Command Is Used To Test The Connection Between Client And Server?
The good old friend, Peirce, who served me well. By using the Ping command, we can verify that the client and Remote Machine are connected at network level.

How Can I Tell If A Port Is Open Between Two Servers?
Enter the IP address or the hostname of your current computer (e.g., www.example.com 1723) into the telnet field. To run the telnet command, you must have a Command Prompt account with a maximum value of 5000 (for example, xxx 5000). If the port is open, only a cursor will appear.

How Do I Check Connectivity Between Two Systems? Check that both computers are connected to the same network. It is possible to include the computers in the same workgroup. Check that Network discovery and file sharing are enabled. If they are used by another program, make changes to the ports.

Check that both applications have the same TCP/IP ports.

What Is The Command To Check Connectivity Between Two Servers? Windows XP users can launch the command prompt by clicking Start, selecting Run, typing cmd, and then clicking OK.

Enter the PING servername into the command prompt.

How Can I Tell If A Port Is Communication Between Two Servers? Check to see if Telnet has been installed. Begin by pressing the Start button; after that, choose Run or Search from the Command Prompt.

Port 443 or 4287 must be included in the Code42 app’s directory to connect to authority servers and the Code42 cloud; if unsure, test all of them first.

How Will You Check The Communication Between Two Linux Servers? In order to test the connection of servers, computers, and other network devices, telnet is a widely used command.

ncat or nc.

How Do You Check If A Server Has Access To Another Server?
A simple check for telnet to the port is to type telnet ip address, if it does not appear, it is inaccessible; if you get a clear screen and a flashing cursor (it may timeout with and error, or even print some text) and you type

How Do You Check If The Port Is Open In Windows?
The first step in configuring Windows 10’s open ports is to run the Command Prompt as administrator. “NETSTOP -AB” can be typed into the command line, and “Enter” can be used to enter the command. To ensure that the results are correctly displayed, you must wait for them to load. The port name will be displayed next to the local IP address.

How Can I Tell If A Port Is Being Used By Another Process?
If a port is not available, use netstat to determine whether it is. By using netstat -anp, you can determine whether a port is currently occupied by another process or not. When it is occupied by another process, it will display the process id of that process.

How Can I Tell If A Port Is Listening On A Windows Server? To find the tasklist /fi/ “1234,” use netstat -ano.

For Linux, use the netstat -anpe command, which can be found in the menu.

How Do I Check My Ports?
By typing “Cmd,” you can access the command line. Select Command Prompt from the menu. If you are using netstat, use the command netstat -a to get a list of all of your ports.

What Ports Are Open?

Port Number

Telnet is disabled by default but the port is still open.

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Document information

Document ID:1360
Subject:Testing network connectivity from one machine to another
Creation date:6/3/10 11:26 AM
Last modified on:7/15/21 10:02 AM
The first step in solving any connectivity problem is to see if you can see the server from a client machine. Here are a few tips that help you accomplish this task.For testing purposes, we have made the following assumptions:
  • The client machine's IP address is 192.168.1.10 and its host name is
  • The server machine's IP address is 192.168.1.20 and its host name is serverOne. Besides, the server machine can also be reached by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN), which is
  • The server machine is running a database, which is listening on TCP/IP port 1433
This first step is to ping the server machine from the client. Use the following steps to perform this test.
  • Click on the start button, select Run and type cmd .  On Windows Vista and Windows 7, you don't have the Run item. Instead, just type cmd in the search bar and hit ENTER.
  • This will open up the Console window (DOS). Type the following commandping serverOne
  • You should see a reply back that looks like:

    How to check connectivity between two servers with port

  • If you get a reply back with an error, it can mean any of the following:
    • You typed the host name incorrectly
    • Host name cannot be resolved to an IP address
    • The server machine cannot be reached on the network
  • Try solving this problem before proceeding to the next step
If this ping test passes, it means that your client machine can see the server machine. This does NOT mean you can connect to the server machine. Once the ping test passes, you can use Telnet to test if your client machine can connect to the server machine. Use the following steps to perform this test
  • Type the following in the Console (DOS) Window

    telnet serverOne 1433

    IMPORTANT: On Windows Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft does not install the Telnet client by default. You will have to install this manually from Add Remove Windows Component.

  • You should either see a blank screen or something garbled representing some binary data. This means you can connect to the server.
  • If you get a message like:

    Could not open connection to the host, on port 1433: Connection failed

    It means you cannot connect and there is a network problem.

Following is a list of reason why you cannot connect.
  • Most of the time a firewall is blocking the traffic. This firewall can either be on your local machine or on the server. Check both ends for a firewall. If the actual server is on a different network, for example across the Internet, there could be other firewalls in the middle.
  • The server process is NOT running. Ensure the server is running
  • Ensure the TCP/IP port number is correct. In the above example, I used 1433
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