Administrator Guide

Parameters
-l username (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -l then your user name. The
default is the user name associated with the terminal.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.0.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version
8.3.12.0
Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the S-Series.
telnet
Connect through Telnet to a server. The Telnet client and server in Dell Networking support IPv4 and
IPv6 connections. You can establish a Telnet session directly to the router or a connection can be
initiated from the router.
Z9000
Syntax
telnet {host | ip-address | ipv6-address prefix-length} [/
source-interface]
Parameters
host Enter the name of a server.
ip-address Enter the IPv4 address in dotted decimal format of the
server.
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format then the prefix
length in the /x format. The range is from /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal
fields of zeros.
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