Exploring Port 30003 and 30106

[abcd567]

As an alternate to PuTTY, you can use Windows Command Prompt console to telnet and display data from port 30003 and 30106 of dump1090.

NOTE:
In Windows by default, the Telnet Client is NOT enabled.
You have to first enable Telnet Client then only you can use it.

The method is detailed below.

(A) Enabling Telnet on Windows 7, 8.1, & 10

1. Click on Start button

2. In search, type Control Panel, and click on Control Panel icon displayed to open Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel:
   a. Switch to Category view
   b. Click on Programs
   c. Click on Windows features on or off
   d. In the pop-up window, select “Telnet Client” and place a check mark besides it
   e. Click OK. This will start enabling process which may take about 30 seconds to complete.

4. Restart the computer. After restart, the Telnet client will be enabled and can be used.

(B) Displaying output data from dump1090 port 30003 on Windows Telnet console.

1. After Windows restarts, click start button and in search type cmd.exe. Click on “cmd.exe” displayed to open Command Prompt.

2. In command prompt window, type telent and press Enter key. If Telnet client was enabled, you will see “Welcome to Microsoft Telent Client” message, and a telnet prompt Microsoft Telnet> -.

3. in telnet command type “open ip-of-pi 30003” and press Enter key. If dump1090+DVB-T are working ok, you will see flow of messages. When these fail, the message flow will stop and remain stopped even if you wait for long time.

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