[SOLVED] Testing PCMiler via telnet

[chrisplough]

I had an issue with a PCMiler server today and had to learn how to test connectivity and the functionality of the PCMiler server via telnet. This was actually quite easy to do and I wanted to share it with everyone.

This indicates that PCMiler is not accessible:

telnet pcmiler.company.com 8145
Trying 192.168.192.192...
telnet: connect to address 192.168.192.192: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

This indicates that PCMiler is accessible, but not functional:

telnet pcmiler.company.com 8145
Trying 192.168.192.192...
Connected to pcmiler.company.com (192.168.192.192).
Escape character is '^]'.
ALK PCMILER SERVER READY
pcmsCalcDistance(06811, 10580)
-1
READY
^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.

This indicates that PCMiler is accessible and functional

telnet pcmiler.company.com 8145
 Trying 192.168.192.192...
 Connected to pcmiler.company.com (192.168.192.192).
 Escape character is '^]'.
 ALK PCMILER SERVER READY
 pcmsCalcDistance(19380, 90201)
 2697
 READY
 ^]
 telnet> quit
 Connection closed.

Hope this helps!

--Chris