Verify Agent connections

Based on your operating system, verify that connections are open to Arctic Wolf using one of these methods:

Verify Agent connections on Linux

Do one of these actions:
  • Use netcat to run these commands, where dns_hostname and port_number can be found on the Unified Portal:
    SHELL 
    nc -vz dns_hostname port_number

    A successful connection displays output similar to:

    dns_hostname port open

  • Use telnet to run these commands:
    SHELL 
    echo 'close' | telnet dns_hostname port_number

    A successful connection displays output similar to:

    CODE 
    Connected to dns_hostname
For more information about dns_hostname and port_number, see Best practices for Agent configuration verification.

Verify Agent connections on macOS

In terminal, run these commands to verify that Agent is communicating with Arctic Wolf:
SHELL 
nc -vz dns_hostname Port Number

Where:

Tip:

These values can be found in the Unified Portal. For more information, see Best practices for Agent configuration verification.

  • dns_hostname is the DNS hostname.
  • port_number is the port that Agent is communicating on.

A successful connection displays output similar to:

Connection to dns_hostname port port_number [tcp/https] succeeded!

Verify Agent connections on Windows

Using PowerShell, run these commands to verify that Agent is communicating with Arctic Wolf:
SHELL 
Test-NetConnection dns_hostname -Port port_number

Where:

Tip:

These values can be found in the Unified Portal. For more information, see Best practices for Agent configuration verification.

  • dns_hostname is the DNS hostname.
  • port_number is the port that Agent is communicating on.

A successful connection displays output similar to:

CODE 
TcpTestSucceeded: True