The following procedure describes how to test a network connection when using TCP/IP sockets as the IPC mechanism.
ping ip_address
where
For example, to check the connection between a TCP/IP sockets client and a server computer at the TCP/IP address 11.1.4.70, type the following on the client:
ping 11.1.4.70
If the connection is open, the output looks something like this:
[1] echo received from 11.1.4.70 with roundtrip < 50 sec