Friday, May 13, 2011

How to set up Telnet on your system?

Telnet is a simple, text-based program that allows you to connect to another computer by using the Internet.
Telnet will allow you to enter commands used to access programs and services that are on the remote computer, as if you were sitting right in front of it. It can be used for many things, including accessing e‑mail, databases, or files.
By default, Telnet is not installed with Windows, but you can install it by following the steps below.

To install Telnet Client

  1. Click the Start button Picture of the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  2. In the Windows Features dialog box, select the Telnet Client check box.

  3. Click OK.

To see which commands are available, type a question mark (?) and then press ENTER.
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