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Commands for Managing the Switch
telnet
telnet [<ipaddress> | <hostname>] {<port_number>}
Description
Allows you to Telnet from the current command-line interface session to another host.
Syntax Description
Default
Enabled. If the TCP port number is not specified, the Telnet session defaults to port 23.
Usage Guidelines
Only VT100 emulation is supported.
Any workstation with a Telnet facility should be able to communicate with the switch over a TCP/IP
network.
You need to configure the switch IP parameters.
Up to eight active Telnet sessions can access the switch concurrently. If
idletimeouts
are enabled, the
Telnet connection will time out after 20 minutes of inactivity. If a connection to a Telnet session is lost
inadvertently, the switch terminates the session within two hours.
Before you can start a Telnet session, you need to configure the switch IP parameters. To open a Telnet
connection, you must specify the host IP address or the host name of the device you wish to manage.
Check the user manual supplied with the Telnet facility if you are unsure of how to do this.
To view the status of Telnet on the switch, use the
show management
command. The
show management
command displays information about the switch including the enable/disable state for Telnet.
For version 4.x and higher:
• You must configure DNS in order to use the
hostname
option.
For version 2.0:
• The
hostname
parameter is not available.
Example
The following command configures Telnet communication with a host at IP address 123.45.67.8:
telnet 123.45.67.8
ipaddress Specifies the IP address of the host.
hostname Specifies the name of the host. (4.x and higher)
port_number Specifies a TCP port number. (4.x and higher)