Users Guide
Version Description
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.5(0.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.4.(0.0) Introduced on the S-Series and Z9000.
Usage Information You can enable the TELNET server on either a management VRF or a user-dened VRF but not both. If you do not 
specify a VRF name, then the TELNET server is enabled on the default VRF.
Example
Dell(conf)# ip telnet server vrf vrf1 
Dell(conf)# no ip telnet server vrf 
Dell(conf)# ip telnet server vrf management 
Dell(conf)# no ip telnet server vrf 
Dell(conf)#
ip telnet source-interface
Set an interface’s IP address as the source address in outgoing packets for Telnet sessions.
Syntax
ip telnet source-interface interface
To return to the default setting, use the no ip telnet source-interface [interface] command.
Parameters
interface Enter the following keywords and the interface information:
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then 
the stack/slot/port/subport information.
• For a 25-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword twentyFiveGigE then the 
stack/slot/port/subport information.
•
For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the stack/
slot/port[/subport] information.
• For a 50-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fiftyGigE then the stack/
slot/port/subport information.
• For a 100-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword hundredGigE then the 
stack/slot/port information.
• For Loopback interfaces, enter the keyword loopback then a number from zero (0) 
to 16383.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number.
• For VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
• For a tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel.
Defaults The IP address on the system that is closest to the Telnet address is used in the outgoing packets.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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.
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