Telnet - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

T Commands

telnet

To create a Telnet session using IPv4 on the Cisco NX-OS device, use the telnet command.
telnet {ipv4-address| hostname} [ port-number ] [vrf vrf-name]
Syntax Description
ipv4-address
hostname
port-number
vrfvrf-name
Command Default
Port 23
Default VRF
Command Modes
Any command mode
Command History
Release
4.0(1)
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must enable the Telnet server using the feature telnet command.
To create a Telnet session with IPv6 addressing, use the telnet6 command.
The Cisco NX-OS software supports a maximum of 60 concurrent SSH and Telnet sessions.
This command does not require a license.
Examples
This example shows how to start a Telnet session using an IPv4 address:
switch# telnet 10.10.1.1 vrf management
IPv4 address of the remote device.
Hostname of the remote device. The name is
alphanumeric, case sensitive, and has a maximum of
64 characters.
(Optional) Port number for the Telnet session. The
range is from 1 to 65535.
(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and
forwarding (VRF) name to use for the Telnet session.
The name is case sensitive.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Security Command Reference
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