HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 131)

Table 11 TELNET Command Summary (continued)
Purpose Command
Disconnect from remote system and exit TELNET. quit
Send special characters to remote system. send
Display current status of TELNET. status
Turn TELNET toggle controls on or off. toggle
Specify number of characters to be sent at one time from
remote system to your terminal. ttywritesz
To enter one of these commands, you only need to specify enough characters to differentiate the
command from all the other commands. For example, you can enter o for the open command:
telnet> o mainsys
You can also abbreviate arguments of the display, mode, set, and toggle commands; however,
you must make each argument distinct from all other arguments for the command you are entering.
For example, you can abbreviate localchars in the toggle command by entering the letter l as
follows:
telnet> toggle l
If you are communicating with the NonStop TELNET server, a banner appears, indicating the
services available. If the system indicates that the service you select is not available, ask the system
manager of the remote system to start the service.
Connecting to a Remote System
To establish a connection to a remote system, you can either specify the host name or address in
the TELNET run command, or you can enter an open command at the telnet> prompt. For example,
the following command connects to a system named salesctr:
telnet> open salesctr
To disconnect from the remote system, you log off.
NOTE: When the NonStop TELNET client connects with a TELNET server, it asks the server if it
recognizes terminal subtype. Many UNIX systems support a terminal capability database through
a TERMCAP file.
Displaying Information About Your TELNET Session
The display and status commands provide information about your TELNET operating environment.
You can use the status command to display the name of the remote system, the input mode, and
the escape character. Use the display command when you want to know the current setting of a
toggle or value of a special character, such as the erase character or the interrupt character.
Controlling the TELNET Environment
You can use the toggle command to control the way TELNET responds to events. The localchars
toggle controls the recognition of the following special characters: erase, flushoutput, interrupt,
kill, and quit. The initial setting of the localchars toggle is off. When localchars is on, you can enter
a special character to send the related TELNET sequence to the remote system. Table 11-2 lists the
special characters you can use with TELNET, indicating the ones affected by the localchars toggle.
A circumflex (^) indicates that you press the CTRL key simultaneously with the other character
shown.
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