Troubleshooting with the Eclipse TCP/IP Monitor

The Eclipse tool provides a TCP/IP Monitor that you can use to monitor requests between the client and CICS®. The TCP/IP Monitor might be useful if your web application is complex.

About this task

The TCP/IP Monitor is a simple server that monitors all the requests and responses between a web browser and a server. To monitor the TCP/IP activity, use the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. In the Eclipse toolbar, click Window > Show View > Other > Debug > TCP/IP Monitor.
  2. In the TCP/IP Monitor view, click the View Menu icon and select Properties.
    The preferences for the TCP/IP Monitor are displayed.
  3. Click Add to create a new monitoring entry.
  4. Enter the connection details for the CICS region where your application is running.
  5. Access the application from the web browser on your workstation.
  6. Check the results in the TCP/IP Monitor.

What to do next

Click the View menu icon again to display the preferences. You can stop monitoring the application, edit the settings of a monitoring entry, or remove the entry from the list.