'Test the transport mechanism, if available'

def transport_test(self, connect_timeout):

    host = self._winrm_host
    port = int(self._winrm_port)
    display.vvv(('attempting    transport    test    to    %s:%s' % (host, port)))
    sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), connect_timeout)
    sock.close()
