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how u remotely telnet a linux host from a windows machine
the_return_of_the_Ring
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is it possible to telnet in windows' dos mode to a linux host?
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Optionskeatron Member Posts: 1,213 ■■■■■■□□□□It's the same as telneting to anything else. telnet [IP Address]
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Optionsblackzone Member Posts: 82 ■■□□□□□□□□It's possible, but by default, 99% of the time there isn't a telnet server installed on your linux box.
You can try downloading "putty", so you can ssh to your linux box. ssh is similar to telnet except it's encrypted and is the standard nowadays. Telnet isn't used anymore. -
Optionsthe_return_of_the_Ring Member Posts: 119i dont see this that easy. I've tried that. turn on the "legacy telnet server" and placed it on runlevel5. and telnet from a windows laptop, can ping the linux host but can't telnet.
something else need to be done on the configuration of the linux host? -
Optionsblackzone Member Posts: 82 ■■□□□□□□□□I just tried it using RHEL. It works, and I presume Fedora Core works too.
1) The step I did is using red hat package manager install telnet service under legacy server.
2) Turn on service for run level 5 "chkconfig --level 5 telnet on"
3) Reboot the system.
You have to reboot the system even if it shows telnet running under service after your initial install.
p.s. I suggest you get putty and use ssh instead. Since that's what everyone do. -
Optionsblackzone Member Posts: 82 ■■□□□□□□□□p.s. the reason you have to reboot should be because of xinetd.
I'm not too sure as I already rebooted, but you can probably simply restart xinetd. -
Optionsthe_return_of_the_Ring Member Posts: 119thanx, blackzone. i just downloaded putty, i thought that's the way to go. thanx so much.