Traditionally, admins will install the Telnet Client on a Windows machine to test the ability to reach a port on another computer. The purpose of this article is to provide instructions on how to test connectivity to a specific port on another device using Powershell and without the need to install any additional software.

Instructions

1. In Powershell, use the following command:

• Test-NetConnection -computername <ip, hostname or FQDN> -Port <port number>

Example: Test-NetConnection -computername VDAAppServer1 -Port 1494