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==Command-Line Application== | ==Command-Line Application== | ||
| − | The `telnet' command line application is a simple [[Protocols|TCP]] client that creates connections and sends and receives data for [[plaintext]] [[protocols]]. | + | The `telnet' '''command line application is a simple''' [[Protocols|TCP]] client that creates connections and sends and receives data for [[plaintext]] [[protocols]]. |
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||
| − | The telnet protocol is a [[plaintext]] protocol originally developed to provide remote-access for system administrators. On port 23, the telnet service would listen, prompt the user for [[authentication credentials]], and then drop them into [[bash]] or [[MS-DOS]]. | + | The telnet protocol is a [[plaintext]] protocol originally developed to provide remote-access for system administrators. On port 23, the telnet service would listen, prompt the user for [[authentication credentials]]s, and then drop them into [[bash]] or [[MS-DOS]]. |
Revision as of 06:21, 2 May 2012
Command-Line Application
The `telnet' command line application is a simple TCP client that creates connections and sends and receives data for plaintext protocols.
Protocol
The telnet protocol is a plaintext protocol originally developed to provide remote-access for system administrators. On port 23, the telnet service would listen, prompt the user for authentication credentialss, and then drop them into bash or MS-DOS.
