17.12. Using the Telephone Network (Telnet) Utility
Part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, telnet is a virtual terminal protocol utility that allows you to make connections to remote devices, gather information, and run programs. Telnet was originally developed to open terminal sessions from remote Unix workstations to Unix servers. Although it's still used for that purpose, we now use it as a troubleshooting tool as well. Figure 17.10 shows the basic Telnet interface as it's being used to start a terminal session on a remote Unix host.
Figure 17.10. The Telnet utility
In today's Windows environments, Telnet is a basic command-line tool for testing ...
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