Telnet - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

Commands for Managing the Switch

telnet

telnet [<host_name> | <remote_ip>] {vr <vr_name>} {<port>}
Description
Allows you to Telnet from the current command-line interface session to another host.
Syntax Description
host_name
remote_ip
vr_name
port
Default
• Telnet—enabled
• Port—23
• Virtual router—Uses all virtual routers on the switch for outgoing Telnet requests
Usage Guidelines
Only VT100 emulation is supported.
Before you can start an outgoing Telnet session, you need to configure the switch IP parameters. To
open a Telnet connection, you must specify the host IP address or the host name of the device you want
to connect to. Check the user manual supplied with the Telnet facility if you are unsure of how to do
this.
You must configure DNS in order to use the
The option specifies the name of the virtual router. The valid virtual router names at system
vr_name
boot-up are VR-Mgmt, VR-Control, and VR-Default. You can also create and configure your own virtual
routers. In ExtremeWare XOS 10.1, the valid virtual routers are VR-0, VR-1, and VR-2 respectively, and
Telnet used VR-0 by default. For more information about virtual routers, see "Virtual Routers" in the
ExtremeWare XOS Concepts Guide.
Example
The following command starts a Telnet client communication to the host at IP address 123.45.67.8:
telnet 123.45.67.8
The following command starts a Telnet client communication with a host named sales:
telnet sales
170
Specifies the name of the host.
Specifies the IP address of the host.
Specifies the name of the virtual router.
Specifies a TCP port number. The default is port 23.
host_name
option.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.0 Command Reference Guide