Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 6 Security Commands
telnet
telnet
To create a Telnet session using IPv4 on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the telnet command.
telnet {ipv4-address | hostname} [port-number] [vrf vrf-name]
Syntax Description
Command Default Port 23 is the default port.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines To create a Telnet session with IPv6 addressing, use the telnet6 command.
Examples This example shows how to start a Telnet session using IPv4:
switch# telnet 10.10.1.1 vrf management
Related Commands
ipv4-address IPv4 address of the remote switch.
hostname Hostname of the remote switch.
port-number (Optional) Port number for the Telnet session. The range is from 1 to 65535.
vrf vrf-name (Optional) Specifies the VRF name to use for the Telnet session.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
clear line Clears Telnet sessions.
telnet server enable Enables the Telnet server.
telnet6 Creates a Telnet session using IPv6 addressing.