gistfile1.txt

$sw = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew()
$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient
try {
  $client.Connect("10.101.240.5", 4518)
  Write-Host "Connected at $($sw.ElapsedMilliseconds) ms"
  $stream = $client.GetStream()
  $stream.ReadTimeout = 15000
  $buf = New-Object byte[] 4096
  try {
    $n = $stream.Read($buf, 0, $buf.Length)
    Write-Host "Server sent $n bytes at $($sw.ElapsedMilliseconds) ms"
    if ($n -gt 0) { [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString($buf, 0, [Math]::Min($n, 200)) }
  } catch {
    Write-Host "No data within timeout at $($sw.ElapsedMilliseconds) ms"
  }
  Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
  Write-Host "Still connected at $($sw.ElapsedMilliseconds) ms"
} catch {
  Write-Host "Connect failed: $_"
} finally {
  $client.Close()
  Write-Host "Closed at $($sw.ElapsedMilliseconds) ms"
}