How can I test an outbound connection to an IP address as well as a specific port?

Question

OK, we all know how to use PING to test connectivity to an IP address. What I need to do is something similar but test if my outbound request to a given IP Address as well a

Answer 1

If you're testing TCP/IP, a cheap way to test remote addr/port is to telnet to it and see if it connects. For protocols like HTTP (port 80), you can even type HTTP commands and get HTTP responses.

eg

Command IP          Port
Telnet  192.168.1.1 80