Microsoft DOS telnet command
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About telnet
Availability
Syntax
Examples
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
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 |
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. |
