All variants of Linux and Unix such as Red Hat, Solaris, and FreeBSD, have
the ability of telneting to a remote host through the command
prompt. At the prompt type one of the below examples.
telnet <hostname>
or
telnet
open <hostname>
The hostname will be the domain, shell account or IP address.
If done properly you will either
get to a prompt where you can perform the commands necessary or
should receive a prompt for the username and password. If you have an account
setup on the computer you are attempting to connect to, enter it
now. If you do not have an account for the server, you can try
connecting anonymously by entering your name and e-mail address
as shown below.
username: anonymous
password: myname@myemail.com
If this feature is supported on
the server you would then be logged in anonymously to that
server.
Once connected you will be able
to navigate through the command line just as if you were
locally on the computer.
Additional information and
syntax of the telnet command can also be found on our Unix
/ Linux telnet command page.
Microsoft has included telnet on
Windows 3.11, Windows 95,
Windows 98,
Windows ME, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and Windows
XP.
Windows 3.11 users
To access Microsoft Telnet from Windows 3.11
open File Manager, open the Windows directory, and
double-click on telnet.exe.
Other
Microsoft Windows users
To access Microsoft Telnet from
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
or Windows XP, click Start, Run, type "telnet" and
press enter. Some setups of Microsoft Windows may prohibit users
from running the telnet command. Check with your system administrator if you are
unable to open the program.
Once
you are in the telnet window, click the below version of Windows
you are using for additional steps and information on how to use
telnet.
Windows 3.11
users
Windows 95 users
Windows 98 users
Windows ME users
Windows NT users
Windows 2000 users
Windows XP users
Windows 3.11, 95, 98, ME, NT users
Once
the telnet
window is open, click on the Connect drop down option and select
Remote System from the drop down menu. Once connected, type in the
hostname which will be the either the domain, shell account or IP
address for the computer you are attempting to connect to. The
port should remain to telnet and the TermType should remain at
vt100 unless you know that it is different.
Skip
to the below what next section for additional
information steps on what to do once connected.
Windows
2000 and XP users
Windows
2000 and Windows XP users will be able to navigate through
Telnet using a command line similar to MS-DOS. If you have run
the telnet command from the run line, type "open
<address>" where <address> is the address of
where you are attempting to connect.
Additional
information and available commands for the Windows 2000 and
Windows XP can also be found on the telnet
command page.
Skip to
the below what next section for additional
information steps on what to do once connected.
What
next
If done properly, you will either
get to a prompt where you can perform the commands necessary, or
should receive a prompt for the username and password. If you have an account
setup on the computer you are attempting to connect to, enter it
now. If you do not have an account for the server, you can try
connecting anonymously by entering your name and e-mail address
as shown below.
username: anonymous
password: myname@myemail.com
If this feature is supported on
the server you would then be logged in anonymously to that
server.
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