TELNET1. /tel'net/ vt. (also commonly lowercased as `telnet') To communicate with another Internet host using the TELNET (RFC 854) protocol (usually using a program of the same name). TOPS-10 people used the word IMPCOM, since that was the program name for them. Sometimes abbreviated to TN /T-N/. "I usually TN over to SAIL just to read the AP News." From Jargon Dictionary 2. A communications protocol for connecting to other computers locally or across the Internet, telnet is available as a Unix command. From KADOWKEV 3. A network protocol that provides a remote command-line shell. Telnet was created in the early 1970s, and is still widely used (as of early 2000). The most common uses of Telnet are to remotely login to UNIX systems. It is also widely used to obtain a command-prompt on network equipment such as routers and switches. Misconception: The word Telnet is the name of both the protocol as well as the client-program that uses the protocol. This client program is built into most systems. Using the Telnet program, you can open up a raw TCP connection to any port on the target computer in order to interact directly with text-based protocols. Thus, when we talk about telnetting to a certain port, we usually are talking about simply opening a raw connection. Indeed, we may be referring to a case where neither the Telnet program nor protocol are being used, such as using netcat to port 80. Example: Telnet to your local SMTP using a command that looks like telnet smtp.example.com 25. The first parameter should be your own mail server, whereas the second parameter indicates which port to connect to (other than the default port 23). Now type in the text as you see it below: 4. An Internet protocol that enables Internet users to log on to another computer linked to the Internet, including those that cannot directly communicate with the internet's TCP/IP protocols. Telnet establishes a "plain vanilla" computer terminal called a network virtual terminal. This capability is frequently used to enable communications with bulletin boards systems (BBSs) and mainframe computers. For example, you will often see hyperlinks so Telnet sessions while browsing the World Wide Web (WWW) . If you click such a hyperlink, your browser starts a Telnet helper program, and you see a text-only command window. In this window, you type commands and see the remote system's responses. From QUECID 5. It allows users to access computers and their data at thousands of places around the world, most often at libraries, universities, and government agencies. From Glossary of Distance Education and Internet Terminology 6. The command and program used to login from one Internet site to another. The telnet command/program gets you to the login: prompt of another host. From Matisse 7. This program enables connection to foreign or remote host computers, (usually mainframes) and provides access information on them. From Faculty-of-Education 8. Telnet is a popular protocol for logging into remote systems over the Internet. The telnet package provides a command line telnet client. From Redhat 8.0 RPM 9. The telnet client. The telnet command is used for interactive communication with another host using the TELNET protocol. From Debian 3.0r0 APT |
