Microsoft DOS telnet command

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About telnet
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About telnet

Enables a user to telnet to another computer from the command prompt.

The availability of this command has only been listed as Windows 2000 and Windows XP because these are the only two versions of Microsoft Windows that support the telnet command from the command prompt (with additional switches). Additional information and help about using telnet from any version of Windows can be found on our telnet help page.

Availability

The telnet command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

Windows 2000
Windows XP

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MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

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Syntax

telnet [host [port]]

host	specifies the hostname or IP address of the remote computer to connect to.
port	Specifies the port number or service name.

Commands available through the actual telnet program:

close current connection

display

display operating parameters

open

connect to a site

quit

exit telnet

set

set options (type 'set ?' for a list)

NTLM	Turn ON NTLM Authentication.
LOCAL_ECHO	Turn ON LOCAL_ECHO.
TERM x	(where x is ANSI, VT100, VT52, or VTNT)
CRLF	Send both CR and LF

status

print status information

unset

unset options (type 'unset ?' for a list)

NTLM	Turn OFF NTLM Authentication.
LOCAL_ECHO	Turn OFF LOCAL_ECHO.
CRLF	Send only CR (no LF is sent)

?/help

print help information

Examples

telnet myhost.com

Telnet to the computer myhost.com

Additional information and help with telnet can also be found on our telnet help page.

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