Chapter 1 19
Getting Started
Using LAN
Figure 1-4 TELNET Window
The Standard UNIX TELNET Command
Synopsis
telnet [host [port]]
Description
This command is used to communicate with another host using the TELNET protocol. When the command
telnet is invoked with host or port arguments, a connection is opened to the host, and input is sent from
the user to the host.
Options and Parameters
The command telnet operates in character-at-a-time or line-by-line mode. In line-by-line mode, typed text
is echoed to the screen. When the line is completed (by pressing the
Enter key), the text line is sent to host.
In character-at-a-time mode, text is echoed to the screen and sent to host as it is typed. At the UNIX
prompt, type man telnet to view the options and parameters available with the telnet command.
NOTE If your TELNET connection is in line-by-line mode, there is no local echo. This means you
cannot see the characters you are typing until you press the
Enter key. To remedy this,
change your TELNET connection to character-by-character mode. Escape out of TELNET,
and at the telnet> prompt, type mode char. If this does not work, consult your TELNET
program's documentation.
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