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Chapter 20 Checking Status and Connectivity
Using Telnet
Port Speed Local pair Pair length Remote pair Pair status
----- ------ ----------- ------------------- ------------ ------------
2/1 1000 Pair A 12 +/- 3 meters Pair A Terminated
Pair B 12 +/- 3 meters Pair B Terminated
Pair C 12 +/- 3 meters Pair C Terminated
Pair D 12 +/- 3 meters Pair D Terminated
Using Telnet
You can access the switch command-line interface (CLI) using Telnet. In addition, you can use Telnet
from the switch to access the other devices in the network. Up to eight simultaneous Telnet sessions are
possible.
To Telnet to another device on the network from the switch, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to Telnet from the switch to a remote host:
Console> (enable)
telnet labsparc
Trying 172.16.10.3...
Connected to labsparc.
Escape character is '^]'.
UNIX(r) System V Release 4.0 (labsparc)
login:
Using Secure Shell Encryption for Telnet Sessions
Note
To use Secure Shell encryption commands, you must be running an encryption image. See
Chapter 27,
“Working with System Software Images”
for the software image naming conventions that are used for
the encryption images.
Note
The Secure Shell encryption feature includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
([email protected]).
Secure Shell encryption provides security for Telnet sessions and other remote connections to the switch.
Secure Shell encryption is supported for remote logins to the switch only. Telnet sessions that are
initiated from the switch cannot be encrypted. To use this feature, you must install the application on the
client accessing the switch, and you must configure Secure Shell encryption on the switch.
The current implementation of Secure Shell encryption supports SSH version 1 and version 2. SSH version 1
supports DES and 3DES encryption methods, and SSH version 2 supports the 3DES and AES encryption
methods. Secure shell encryption can be used with RADIUS and authentication. To configure
authentication with Secure Shell encryption, enter the
telnet
keyword in the
set authentication
commands.
Task
Command
Open a Telnet session with a remote host.
telnet
host
[
port
]