Connectivity test tool

Use the connectivity test tool to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible from your deployment’s dataplane. The connectivity test tool accepts an IP address and a port number. It uses netcat to open a TCP connection with the given address, without sending any data to the address. The tool returns netcat’s output to the user. This is useful for debugging connectivity issues and determining if a problem is in NGINX configuration or Azure network configuration.

To use the tool:

• Retrieve your data plane API endpoint.

• Create an API key if you do not already have one.

• Append the /connectivity suffix to your deployment’s data plane API endpoint, e.g. https://my-deployment.my-region.nginxaas.net/connectivity. Use a browser to navigate to this URL.

• The browser will prompt you for a username and password. The username is optional. Please enter your API key in the password field.

• You will then be able to use the connectivity tool through the browser.

The connectivity test tool will not accept loopback or multicast IP addresses.