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If you are using this tool as a tool output, you need to specify the following information:
- The host machine.
- The port number that you want to use.
- Whether or not you want it to wait for a response until the other side closes the connection.
Otherwise, you need to specify the following information:
- The file or text it should transmit.
- The host machine.
- The port number that you want to use.
- Whether or not you want it to wait for a response until the other side closes the connection.
You can specify this information in the Transmit tool’s configuration panel.
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To listen using the Transmit/Listen tool:
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, right-click the Transmit Test Suite tree node
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and choose either Start
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Listening > Single Session or Start
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Listening > Sequential Sessions
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In Single Session mode, the tool will listen for a client to open a connection to the specified port, receive the client's transmission after the connection has been opened, then stop listening to the port after the client closes the connection.
In Sequential Session mode, the tool will resume listening (waiting for a new connection) after the current connection has been closed by the transmitting side; this allows you to receive transmissions from multiple clients, or multiple transmissions of a single client.
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| You do not need a host specified in the Transmit parameters panel if you want to listen; the . The host parameter is only required if you want to transmit. |
If you stop listening but do not close the connection to the host, the tool will ignore the incoming data from the connection, but you will still be able to send data over the connection. To stop listening:
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, right-click the Transmit Test Suite tree node
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and choose Stop Listening from the shortcut menu that opens.
When the connection is closed, you cannot send or receive any data. To close the connection to the host:
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, right-click the Transmit Test Suite tree node or
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toolbar button and choose Close Connection
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For details on special options for this tool’s output, see Output Options.
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