What goes wrong in production
TCP devices restart, network switches reboot, VPNs drop, and Windows applications are left waiting. Without reconnect logic, someone may need to manually restart the bridge.
What auto reconnect should handle
- Remote TCP endpoint is offline at startup.
- Connection drops after running successfully.
- TCP client disconnects from a listening serial server.
- Serial port temporarily becomes unavailable.
Status visibility matters
Operators need more than a silent background process. Status values such as Connecting, Connected, Listening, Target Offline, Reconnecting, and Port Error help identify where the failure is.
ComLinker behavior
ComLinker monitors bridge status, reconnects after TCP failures, and keeps connection state visible in the desktop console.