Logging in to remote systems with telnet

You might already be using telnet to connect to your UNIX system. You can, though, use it to connect to and use practically any other computer system on the Internet (assuming you have rights to log in to it), as Figure 12.1 shows.

Figure 12.1. Note the Escape character as it flashes by.

To connect to another computer using telnet:

1. 
telnet ibm.okstate.edu
At the shell prompt, type telnet followed by the name of the system you want to connect to. In this example, we're connecting to the Oklahoma State University online library catalog.
2.
Make note of the Escape character announced when you log in—look ...

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