Telnet Server and Client

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Microsoft Windows 2000 provides a Telnet server that allows two client connection and a Telnet client, Telnetc.exe. For more information, see Windows 2000 Server Help.

Telnet client software allows a computer to connect to a remote computer. Telnet server software allows telnet clients to connect to a server, log in to that server, and run applications.

Services for UNIX Version 1.0 Telnet Server and Client can accept connections from and can connect to each other, as well as accept connections from and connect to UNIX-based telnet clients and servers. UNIX users can access Windows servers and run character-based applications; a UNIX shell, such as Korn shell, can be run on a Services for UNIX Telnet server. System administrators can use Services for UNIX Telnet to remotely administer Windows and UNIX servers.

Services for UNIX Telnet supports the following features:

  • Remote administration from Windows to UNIX, from UNIX to Windows, and from Windows to Windows.

  • Character-based Telnet server administration tool.

  • Command line Telnet emulation interface to Telnet server.

  • VTNT terminal type for connections between Services for UNIX Telnet client and Services for UNIX Telnet server.

  • VT100, VT52, VTNT, and ANSI terminal emulation.

  • NTLM authentication for Telnet sessions between Windows computers using Microsoft Telnet Server and Client.

  • Well-known Telnet options and commands.