Interface Access and System Information

Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Inbound Telnet

Syntax: [no] telnet-server [listen <oobm data both>]

Enables or disables inbound Telnet access on a switch.

Use the no version of the command to disable inbound Telnet access.

The listen parameter is available only on switches that have a separate out-of-band management port. Values for this parameter are:

oobm — inbound Telnet access is enabled only on the out-of-band management port.

data — inbound Telnet access is enabled only on the data ports.

both — inbound Telnet access is enabled on both the out-of-band management port and on the data ports. This is the default value.

Refer to Appendix I, “Network Out-of-Band Management” in this guide for more information on out-of-band management.

The listen parameter is not available on switches that do not have a separate out-of-band management port.

To disable inbound Telnet access:

ProCurve(config)# no telnet-server

To re-enable inbound Telnet access:

ProCurve(config)# telnet-server

Outbound Telnet to Another Device. This feature operates indepen­

dently of the telnet-server status and enables you to Telnet to another device that has an IP address.

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