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Using Telnet

Introduction to Telnet
Telnet is a protocol for emulating a remote terminal, which means that it can be used
to run commands entered on a keyboard at a remote machine. The toolTelnet is an
implementation of the Telnet protocol, which means that it translates the protocol
specifications into programming language to create a program that can emulate a
terminal.
Telnet operates in a client/server environment, meaning that the remote machine is
configured as a server, and consequently waits for the other machine to request a
service from it. Therefore, since the remote machine is sending data to be displayed,
the user feels like he/she is working directly on the remote machine. In UNIX, the
service is provided by what is called a daemon, a small task that runs in the
background. The Telnet daemon is called Telnetd.

Protocols and implementation

Telnet is also a protocol, a set of rules and procedures which have been defined in
order to standardize Telnet communication. For this reason, Telnet has been
implemented across numerous platforms, based on the specifications of the protocol.
Running Telnet
Telnet is provided with various platforms, including UNIX, Windows 95, Windows NT,
and Linux.
The command to initiate a Telnet session is usually:
telnet server_name

server_name represents the name or IP address of the remote machine that the user
wants to connect to. You can also give its IP address, for example:
telnet 125.64.124.77

Finally, you can also specify which port to use by putting the port number after the IP
address or server name:
telnet 125.64.124.77 80
Commands in Telnet
Once you are connected to the remote machine, you will be asked to provide a login
and password for security reasons, to keep access restricted to authorized individuals
only. Indeed, the reason Telnet is such a powerful protocol is that it allows commands
to be run remotely. The commands that can be run in a Telnet session are defined by
the network administrator. They tend to be UNIX commands, as most Telnet servers
run UNIX. The standard commands are:

Command Description

? show help

close Close Telnet session

display Show connection settings onscreen (type of terminal & port)

environ For defining the operating system's environmental variables

logout For logging out

Switches between the transfer modes ASCII (transferring a file as text) and
mode
BINARY (transferring a file in binary)

open Opens another connection from the current one

quit Leaves the Telnet application

set Changes the connection settings

unset Loads the default connection settings

Source: http://en.kioskea.net/contents/721-using-telnet

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