

Security Permissions Required by Citrix Port Check UtilityĪdministrator’s permissions are required.ĭata Modified by Citrix Port Check Utility

Specify the hostname or IP address of the remote machine to be tested, followed by a space, then the port number.

Copy the executable to the desired computer and directory, and run it from there using the CMD.exe. The Citrix Port Check Utility is a command-line utility and is contained in a single executable (EXE) file. Minimum supported operating system: Windows XP It can be used to test basic ICA connectivity against Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop machines however it is not Citrix specific and it can be used to test any machine that listens on a port for incoming connections. As such, port checking utilities such as this one, cannot be used as a reliable standalone mechanism to validate the connectivity to Citrix XenDesktop VDA’s.Ĭitrix Port Check Utility is a command-line utility that tests connectivity to a host on a specified port. ***Important*** - Citrix XenDesktop VDA’s do not listen for incoming ICA connections until a client is actually ready to connect as signaled by the DDC.
