HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual page 337

Cannot Telnet into the switch console from a station on the network:
Telnet access may be disabled by the Inbound Telnet Enabled parameter in
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the System Information screen of the menu interface:
2. Switch Configuration
1. System Information
I The switch may not have the correct IP address, subnet mask, or gateway.
Verify by connecting a console to the switch's Console port and selecting:
2. Switch Configuration
5. IP Configuration
Note: If DHCP/Bootp is used to configure the switch, see the Note, above.
If you are using DHCP to acquire the IP address for the switch, the IP
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address "lease time" may have expired so that the IP address has changed.
For more information on how to "reserve" an IP address, refer to the
documentation for the DHCP application that you are using.
I If one or more IP-Authorized managers are configured, the switch allows
inbound telnet access only to a device having an authorized IP address.
For more information on IP Authorized managers, see "Enhancing Secu-
rity By Configuring Authorized IP Managers" on page "Using IP Autho-
rized Managers" on page 30.
Troubleshooting
Browser or Console Access Problems
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