Telnet commands
The Telnet Client command prompt accepts the following commands:
Command |
Description |
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open |
Use open hostname portnumber to establish a Telnet connection to a host. |
close |
Use the close command to close an existing Telnet connection. |
display |
Use the display command to view the current settings for the Telnet client. The display command lists the current operating parameters. If you are in a Telnet session (connected to a Telnet server), to modify the parameters, press CTRL+]. This escapes from the Telnet session. (To return to the Telnet session, press ENTER.) The following operating parameters are available:
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quit |
Use the quit command to exit from Telnet. |
set |
Use the set command to set the terminal type for the connection, turn on local echo, set authentication to NTLM, set the escape character, and set up logging.
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unset |
Use unset to turn off local echo or to set authentication to logon/password prompt.
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status |
Use the status command to determine whether the Telnet client is connected. |
CTRL+] |
Press CTRL+] to move to the Telnet command prompt from a connected session. |
enter |
Use the enter command from the command prompt to go to the connected session (if it exists). |
?/help |
Prints Help information. |
For information about Telnet client and server commands see: Telnet