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Chapter: 5.5 Telnet Topic: 5.5.1 Telnet: E-Content of Internet Technology and Web Design

Telnet is a protocol that allows users to connect to remote systems and use programs installed on them. It works by emulating a terminal session over a network connection. Telnet clients are available for most operating systems and enable remote management of files, websites, and other resources. However, telnet is considered insecure as communications are not encrypted, exposing usernames and passwords. The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol provides similar functionality with strong encryption.

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Chapter: 5.5 Telnet Topic: 5.5.1 Telnet: E-Content of Internet Technology and Web Design

Telnet is a protocol that allows users to connect to remote systems and use programs installed on them. It works by emulating a terminal session over a network connection. Telnet clients are available for most operating systems and enable remote management of files, websites, and other resources. However, telnet is considered insecure as communications are not encrypted, exposing usernames and passwords. The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol provides similar functionality with strong encryption.

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Chapter: 5.5 Telnet

Topic: 5.5.1 Telnet

Telnet
• It is a Internet service that allows the user logs on and runs on a remote
computer and use programs installed on the remote computer.
• Telnet is a terminal emulation that enables a user to connect to a remote host or
device using a telnet client.
• The term telnet may also refer to the software that implements the client part of
the protocol.
• Telnet client applications are available for virtually all computer platforms such as
Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Linux, UNIX, etc.
• Telnet enables a user to manage an account or device remotely. For example, a
user may telnet into a computer that hosts their website to manage his or her
files remotely

FIG 5.10: Telnet Application


• Telnet is a client-server protocol, based on a reliable connection-oriented
transport. Typically, this protocol is used to establish a connection to
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port number 23.
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• Telnet is considered insecure because it transfers all data in clear text. Which
means if a user was sniffing a network, it's very possible they could grab your
user name and password as they were being transmitted.
• Most implementations of Telnet have no authentication that would ensure
communication is carried out between the two desired hosts and not intercepted
in the middle.
• Several vulnerabilities have been discovered over the years in commonly used
Telnet daemons.
• These security-related shortcomings have seen the usage of the Telnet protocol
drop rapidly, especially on the public Internet, in favor of the Secure Shell (SSH)
protocol, first released in 1995
• Users who are concerned about the data being transmitted should consider SSH
as opposed to telnet.
• SSH provides much of the functionality of telnet, with the addition of strong
encryption to prevent sensitive data such as passwords from being intercepted,
and public key authentication, to ensure that the remote computer is actually who
it claims to be.
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Chapter: 5.5 Telnet

Topic: 5.5.2 Telnet Commands

Telnet Commands
• telnet
 To start Telnet Client and to enter the Telnet prompt.
 At the Telnet prompt, Telnet commands must be used.
• telnet [\\RemoteServer]
 Remote Server: Specifies the name of the server to which you want to
connect.
• quit
 To stop telnet client.
 User can abbreviate this command to q.
• open [\\RemoteServer] [Port]
 To connect Telnet Client to a remote computer.
 Port: Specifies the port that is needed to be used. If port is not specified, the
default port is assumed.
 User can abbreviate this command too.
• close [\\RemoteServer]
 To disconnect Telnet Client from a remote computer.
 \\RemoteServer: Specifies the name of the server that is needed to be
managed. If server is not specified, then local server is assumed.
 User can abbreviate this command to c.
• send [\\RemoteServer] [ao] [ayt] [esc] [ip] [synch] [?]
 To send Telnet Client commands.
 \\RemoteServer: Specifies the name of the server that is needed to be
managed. If server is not specified, then local server is assumed.
 ao: Aborts output command.
 ayt: Sends an "Are you there?" command.
 esc: Sends the current escape character.
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 ip: Interrupts the process command.


 synch: Performs the Telnet sync operation.
 ?: Allows you to view the complete syntax for this command.
• display
 To view the current settings for the Telnet client.
 The display command lists the currently operating parameters for the Telnet
client.
• tlntadmn [\\RemoteServer] [-s] [-k{SessionID | all}] [-m {SessionID | all}
"Message"]
 To administer Telnet sessions
 \\RemoteServer: Specifies the name of the server that is needed to be
managed. If server is not specified, then local server is assumed.
 -s: Displays active Telnet sessions.
 -k { SessionID | all }: Terminates sessions. Type the session ID to terminate a
specific session, or type all to terminate all sessions.
 -m { SessionID | all } " Message ": Sends a message to one or more sessions.
Type the session ID to send a message to a specific session, or type all to
send a message to all sessions. Type the message that you want to send
between quotation marks (that is, "Message").
 /?: Displays help at the command prompt.
• tlntadmn [\\RemoteServer] config [port=IntegerValue]
 To set the Telnet port on a computer running Telnet Server.
 \\RemoteServer: Specifies the name of the server that is needed to be
managed. If server is not specified, then local server is assumed.
 port= IntegerValue: Sets the Telnet port. You must specify the port with an
integer smaller than 1,024.
 /? : Displays help at the command prompt.
• tlntadmn [\\RemoteServer] config [mode={console | stream}]
 To set the mode of operation on a computer running Telnet Server.
 \\ RemoteServer: Specifies the name of the server that is needed to be
managed. If server is not specified, then local server is assumed.
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 mode= { console | stream }: Specifies the mode of operation.


 /? : Displays help at the command prompt.

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