Possible to "ping" url:port? (OS X-GeekTool)
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I'm trying to use GeekTool (Mac pref pane... basically just embeds output of a shell command/script on the desktop... http://lifehacker.com/#!244026/geek-to-live--monitor-your-mac-and-more-with-geektool) to monitor a a remote machines/server, and I'm having some trouble determining how best to chec…
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Fix for: Possible to "ping" url:port? (OS X-GeekTool)
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To check a specific port, you can use telnet: (The port follows the IP / hostname with a space, not a colon.) If you get an immediate error, then the port is not available. If telnet hangs, then you have successfully connected to the port. Ctrl + C …
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