Networking Protocols Used by the Classic Agent

The Classic Agent uses only three different protocols, although Silk Test Classic runs on many platforms. This means that a Silk Test Classic script on one platform can drive the agent on a target platform, as long as both the host and the agent platforms are running the same appropriate protocol for the platform, regardless of the protocols used by the applications under test. The following table lists the protocols available for each platform:

Platform TCP/IP NetBIOS NetBEUI
Windows
AIX
IRIX

There is no limit on the protocol or API that an application under test may use. Just make sure that the protocol required by Silk Test Classic and the protocol required by your application are running at the same time.

Example

Suppose you are running Silk Test Classic under Windows and you are testing an application that requires TCP/IP communications in order to communicate with a server on a Sun Sparc station. The Windows machine on which Silk Test Classic is running can run NetBIOS for the host and the Windows machine with the application under test must then run NetBIOS for the agent and TCP/IP for the application under test. Running NetBIOS has no impact on your TCP/ IP connections but allows Silk Test Classic to communicate with the agent. Alternatively, since the application is already running TCP/IP, you can choose to use TCP/IP for Silk Test Classic and the Silk Test Classic agents as well.