Commands for Users Logged Into the IOLAN
Telnet
Description Starts a telnet session to the specified host/IP address.
User Level Normal, Admin
Syntax telnet <hostname/IP_address> [<tcp_port>] [termtype <terminal_name>]
[echo
Options <hostname/IP_address>
The name (resolvable via DNS) or IP address of the host you wish to connect to with
Telnet.
<tcp_port>
The port number the target host is listening on for incoming connections. The default for Telnet is port number 23.
termtype
Type of terminal attached to this line; for example, ANSI or WYSE60.
line-mode
When On, keyboard input is not sent to the remote host until Enter is pressed, otherwise input is sent every time a key is pressed. Default is Off.
Maps carriage returns (CR) to carriage return line feed (CRLF). The default value is
Off.
local-echo
Toggles between local echo of entered characters and suppressing local echo. Local echo is used for normal processing, while suppressing the echo is convenient for entering text that should not be displayed on the screen, such as passwords. This parameter can only be used when Line Mode is On. Default is Off.
echo
Defines the echo character. When Line Mode is On, typing the echo character echoes the text locally and sends only completed lines to the host. This value is in hexadecimal with a default value of 5 (ASCII value ^E).
eof
Defines the
erase
Defines the erase character. When Line Mode is Off, typing the erase character erases one character. This value is in hexadecimal with a default value of 8 (ASCII value ^H).
intr
Defines the interrupt character. Typing the interrupt character interrupts the current process. This value is in hexadecimal with a default value of 3 (ASCII value ^C).
quit
Defines the quit character. Typing the quit character closes and exits the current telnet session. This value is in hexadecimal with a default value of 1c (ASCII value FS).
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