Administrator Guide

Switch Management Commands 2258
telnet
Use the telnet command in Privileged EXEC mode to log into a host that
supports Telnet.
Syntax
telnet { ip-address | hostname } [ port ] [ keyword1...... ]
• ip-address —Valid IP address of the destination host.
•
hostname —Hostname of the destination host. (Range: 1–158 characters).
•
port —A decimal TCP port number.
•
keyword —One or more keywords from the keywords table in the user
guidelines (see Keywords Table below).
Keywords Table
Default Configuration
port — Telnet TCP port (decimal 23) on the host.
Command Mode
User EXEC, Privileged EXEC mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
Following is an example of using the telnet command to connect to
176.213.10.50.
Options Description
/debug Enable telnet debugging mode.
/line Enable telnet linemode.
/localecho Enable telnet localecho.
<cr> Press ENTER to execute the command.
port Enter the TCP port number.
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