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Good tool for testing socket connections?


I'm writing a TCP/IP client and I would need a "test server" to be able to test easily. It should listen on a configurable port, show me when a client connects, and what the client sent. It should allow me to manually enter text to send back to the client.

It should work on Windows.

Normally, I would have used the simple but powerful nc.exe (alias "Netcat" available on Unix and on Windows) but the antivirus software detects it as a "hacker tool", so my system administrator doesn't want me to use it at work.

Does anyone use another tool to test socket connections and is happy with it?


Solution

  • Hercules is fantastic. It's a fully functioning tcp/udp client/server, amazing for debugging sockets. More details on the web site.