Following instruction on this page you can test if your host has accses to the public internet.
On the host that runs your service run the next command:
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echo quit | timeout 3 telnet 8.8.8.8 53 |
The above command will try for three seconds to connect to a commonly known named server hosted by google (port 53 is the default port for DNS services).
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| panelIconId | atlassian-light_bulb_on |
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| panelIcon | :light_bulb_on: |
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| panelIconText | :light_bulb_on: |
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| bgColor | #FFFAE6 |
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TIP: If google services are not available in your organisation, please pick a suitable alternative IP address port pair. In the UK echo quit | timeout 3 telnet 1.1.1.1 53 is probably a good pick IF you are not limited to N3/HSNC. 1.1.1.1 is cloudflare managed domain server. |
Expected success output
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Trying 8.8.8.8...
Connected to 8.8.8.8.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host. |
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This means that your machine can establish a network connection to a google server on port 53. |
Expected failure output
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Trying 8.8.8.8... |
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Absence of Connected to 8.8.8.8. indicates that your client cannot establish a network connection to a 8.8.8.8 server on port 53. |
This is most probably an issue in your network.
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| panelIconId | 1f3c1 |
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| panelIcon | :checkered_flag: |
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| panelIconText | 🏁 |
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| bgColor | #DEEBFF |
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NEXT: Try to resolve the issue within your organization. |
