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5.23.3 telnet
The telnet User EXEC command is used to log in to a host that supports Telnet.
Syntax
telnet ip-address | hostname [port] [keyword1......]
ip-address — IP address of the destination host. An out-of-band IP address can be specified as
described in the usage guidelines. (Range: 1 - 160 characters)
host — Hostname of the destination host (Range: Valid IP Address)
port — A decimal TCP port number, or one of the keywords from the ports table in the usage
guidelines. The default is the Telnet port (decimal23) on the host.
keyword — Can be one or more keywords from the keywords table in the User Guidelines.
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
User EXEC mode
User Guidelines
The Telnet software supports special Telnet commands in the form of Telnet sequences that map generic
terminal control functions to operating system-specific functions. To issue a special Telnet command,
enter Esc and then a command character.
If you want to login to host on the out-of-band port, use the out-of-band IP address format:
oob/ip-address.
Special Telnet Command character
Escape Sequence
Unknown packet type.
Administratively unreachable. Usually, this output indicates that an access
list is blocking traffic.
Host unreachable.
Network unreachable.
Protocol unreachable.
Source quench.
Port unreachable.
Purpose
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