Test remote TCP port

list L.M.J
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:49:31 +0100
Message-Id: <user-0d2be5db7581@xymon.invalid>

Hi,

  I would like to monitor some special TCP port from my hobbit server. Since those port are not famous at
all, I quickly oriented my choice on a hping related tool. I've found "bbhping.sh" which runs only for BB.
Any ideas for something similar who could help me to determine in the host, via a "TCP ping", is up or not
please ?

  LMJ