Configuring Telnet
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To reenable the Telnet server, perform this task:
Command
switch(config)# telnet server enable
Starting Telnet Sessions to Remote Devices
Before you start a Telnet session to connect to remote devices, you should do the following:
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To start Telnet sessions to connect to remote devices from your Nexus 5000 Series switch, perform this
task:
Command
switch# telnet hostname
The following example shows starting a Telnet session to connect to a remote device:
switch# telnet 10.10.1.1
Trying 10.10.1.1...
Connected to 10.10.1.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
switch login:
Clearing Telnet Sessions
To clear Telnet sessions from the Nexus 5000 Series switch, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# show users
Step 2
switch(config)# clear line vty-line
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Obtain the hostname for the remote device and, if needed, the user name on the remote device.
Enable the Telnet server on the Nexus 5000 Series switch.
Enable the Telnet server on the remote device.
Chapter 19
Purpose
Reenables the Telnet server.
Purpose
Creates a Telnet session to a remote device. The
hostname argument can be an IPv4 address, an IPv6
address, or a device name.
Purpose
Displays user session information.
Clears a user Telnet session.
Configuring SSH and Telnet
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