Using the telnet command, Cancelling a telnet request, Using the telnet command -30 – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Using the TELNET Command

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Using the TELNET Command

The

telnet

command is used to connect to another system. All of the standard

TELNET

commands are supported by the software in the switch.

To initiate a

TELNET

session, enter the following command:

telnet

A screen similar to the following displays:

telnet>

To display a listing of the

TELNET

commands, enter the following command:

?

A screen similar to the following displays:

Commands may be abbreviated. Commands are:

close

close current connection

display

display operating parameters

mode

try to enter line or character mode ('mode ?' for more)

open

connect to a site

quit

exit telnet

send

transmit special characters ('send ?' for more)

set

set operating parameters ('set ?' for more)

unset

unset operating parameters ('unset ?' for more)

status

print status information

toggle

toggle operating parameters ('toggle ?' for more)

environ

change environment variables ('environ ?' for more)

?

print help information

Enter the desired commands to establish and conduct your

TELNET

session.

Cancelling a Telnet request

If you initiate a Telnet session to an IP address that is not responding, after several seconds
the switch will respond with the following message:

telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: S_error_ETIMEDOUT

If you don’t want to wait for the switch to timeout on its own, you can cancel your request
for a Telnet session by typing either

Ctrl -]

or

Ctrl-C

.

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