Ports List

The ports list shows all the ports that you can control. Ports are grouped into Port Groups. A Port Group is just a computer or device (local or remote) running the agent component (drone).

Status

The port group status icons are as follows -

Icon	Description
	The client is not connected to the port group
	The controller is trying to connect to the port group
	The controller is connected to the port group
	The controller faced some error connecting to the port group

The port status icons are as follows -

Icon	Description
	The port current link status is unknown
	The port link status is down
	The port link status is up
	Ostinato is currently transmitting on the port
	Ostinato is currently capturing on the port

NOTE: If port is administratively disabled, it may not be listed - this is a Pcap/WinPcap limitation. If no ports are listed - check that drone (the agent component) is running with administrative privileges. For more troubleshooting tips, check the FAQ

Actions

Icon	Action	Description
	New Port Group	Adds a new remote computer to the list and connects to it. You can specify a hostname or IP address and optionally the port number
	Delete Port Group	Deletes a remote computer from the list
	Connect Port Group	Attempts to reconnect to a disconnected remote computer
	Disconnect Port Group	Disconnects from a remote computer. The remote computer is not removed from the list. You can connect to it again
	Exclusive Port Control	See Exclusive Port Control
	Port Settings	View and change Port settings
	Open Port Configuration	Configure the port from a disk file
	Save Port Configuration	Save current port configuration to disk

Open/Save Port Configuration was introduced in v1.4

Controlling multiple agents

1. On the remote computer that you want to control, run drone (the agent component)
2. In the Ostinato GUI, goto File | New Port Group and enter the IP address
3. The remote computer will appear as a new Port Group in the Ports List

You can connect to any number of remote agents.