How does this work, what is this trace telling me?
The File menu contains:
Quit the application.
The Edit menu contains:
Select all the items in the trace list.
Copy all the selected items to the clipboard.
Remove all the items in the trace list.
Find text in the trace list.
Set the Application Preferences.
The Common menu contains:
Test a connection to a Microsoft SQL Server.
Test a connection to a MySQL Server.
Test a connection to an FTP Server.
Test a connection to an SFTP Server.
Test a connection to an IMAP Server.
Test a connection to a POP3 Server.
Test a connection to an SMTP Server.
Test a connection to an IRC Server.
Test a connection to an LDAP Server.
Test a connection to a Usenet Server.
The Generic menu contains:
Connect a Generic Client.
Create a Generic Server.
Send a message from a generic client or server.
Shutdown a generic client or server.
Close a generic client or server. It is possible to force a shutdown to precede the close by setting the parameter in the advanced tab of the Application Preferences. A close on a server will close all connected sockets and then close the listening socket.
The Advanced menu contains:
Bind the local IP Address to a chosen or system assigned port.
Connect the bound socket to a server on a given port.
Listen for connections on the bound IP address and port.
Send a message.
Shutdown the connection.
Close a connected or listening socket. It is possible to force a shutdown to precede the close by setting the parameter in the advanced tab of the Application Preferences. A close on a listening socket will close all connected sockets and then close the listening socket.
What is bridging and how do I use it?
The Bridge menu contains:
Send from the Bridge Server to the connected client.
Send from the Bridge Client to the connected server.
Close all the Bridge connections.
The tools menu contains:
See below.
Test the computer for connected, listening, reserved, and all ports that can not bind.
Resolve a name to an IP address or an IP address to a name.
Host names in the same neighborhood.
Launch the default router login in your preferred browser. The error pattern for a possible incomplete login is detected on any connection and will query if you would like to launch the login.
The Multiple Servers menu contains:
Open servers across a range of ports. 1000 maximum in Unix / Linux operating systems. 10,000 maximum in Windows operating systems.
Close the range of servers.
All the possible trace messages
The trace menu contains:
See below.
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If checked, display a message box for trace errors and warnings.
Show a date and time on each individual trace message.
The Viewable Trace menu contains:
View all tracing.
View headers and errors, do not view the contents of sent and received messages.
View errors only.
Trace nothing to the view list.
The Log File Trace menu contains:
Write all tracing to the log file. This option is only available if a log file is open.
Write headers and errors to the log file, do not write the contents of sent and received messages. This option is only available if a log file is open.
Write errors only to the log file. This option is only available if a log file is open.
Write nothing to the log file.
Open or change the log file.
Close the log file.
The Trace Detail Level menu contains:
Show all traces. This level shows the highest amount of detail.
Show detail that is required for a typical user. This is the default.
Show socket functions only.
The Help menu contains:
Launch local help files in your preferred browser.
Launch the Knowledge Base Wiki in your preferred browser.
Show the about dialog to get version and license information.
The Tool Bar contains:
Copy all the selected items to the clipboard.
Test a connection to a Microsoft SQL Server.
Test a connection to a MySQL Server.
Test a connection to an FTP Server.
Test a connection to an SFTP Server.
Test a connection to an IMAP Server.
Test a connection to a POP3 Server.
Test a connection to an SMTP Server.
Test a connection to an IRC Server.
Test a connection to an LDAP Server.
Test a connection to a Usenet Server.
Connect a Generic Client.
Create a Generic Server.
Send a message from a generic client or server.
Shutdown a generic client or server.
Close a generic client or server. It is possible to force a shutdown to precede the close by setting the parameter in the advanced tab of the Application Preferences. A close on a server will close all connected sockets and then close the listening socket.
Launch the default router login in your preferred browser. The error pattern for a possible incomplete login is detected on any connection and will query if you would like to launch the login.
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