Command line echo server and client for Windows. This tool is designed according to RFC 862 specification for Echo protocol. It can operate as a echo server that sends back every incoming data. In client mode, it sends data to the server and checks whether they came back. This is a useful debugging tool for application development or network throughput checks. Application is written in C# and source codes is provided.
- Server mode
- Client mode
- TCP and UDP protocol support
- Selectable destination and source port
- Selectable timeout
- Selectable echo pattern
- Just one file
For server mode listening on UDP port 4578 run following command
C:\EchoTool> echotool /p udp /s 4578
On client machine run this
C:\EchoTool> echotool server.to-test.com /p udp /r 4578
You can specify outgoing local port by /l switch
C:\EchoTool> echotool server.to-test.com /p udp /r 4578 /l 8976
Number of attempts and timeouts can be set by /n and /t switch
C:\EchoTool> echotool server.to-test.com /p udp /r 4578 /l 8976 /n 100 /t 10
Use your own echo pattern with /d switch
C:\EchoTool> echotool server.to-test.com /p udp /r 4578 /d Hello
Stand alone executable bin/Realese/echotool.exe [33 Kb]