| A terminal emulation that enables
a user
to connect to a remote
host
or device
using a telnet client,
usually over
over port
23. For example, typing "telnet hostname" would connect a
user to a host named "hostname". Telnet enables a user to
manage an account
or device remotely. For example, a user may telnet into a computer
that hosts their website
to manage his or her files remotely.
The image to the right is an example of what a telnet session may
look like. As can be seen from the example to the right a telnet
session is a command line
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Telnet is considered insecure because it transfers
all data
in cleartext,
which means
if a user
was sniffing
a network,
it's very possible they could easily grab your username
and password
as they
were being transmitted. Users who are concerned about
the data being transmitted should consider SSH
as opposed to telnet.
- Additional information about
accessing and using the telnet program in your operating system
can be found on our telnet
help page.
Also see: Network definitions,
SSH
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