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ˈtɛlˌnɛttel·net

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  1. telnetnoun

    A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation

  2. telnetverb

    To use such a program to make such a connection

  3. Etymology: telecommunication network

Wikipedia

  1. Telnet

    Telnet (short for "teletype network") is a client/server application protocol that provides access to virtual terminals of remote systems on local area networks or the Internet. Telnet consists of two components: (1) the protocol itself which specifies how two parties to communicate and (2) the software application that provides the service. User data is interspersed in-band with Telnet control information in an 8-bit byte oriented data connection over the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Telnet was developed in 1969 beginning with RFC 15, extended in RFC 855, and standardized as Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Standard STD 8, one of the first Internet standards. Telnet transmits all information including usernames and passwords in plaintext so it is not recommended for security-sensitive applications such as remote management of routers. Telnet's use for this purpose has waned significantly in favor of SSH. Some extensions to Telnet which would provide encryption have been proposed.

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  1. Telnet

    Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communication facility using a virtual terminal connection. User data is interspersed in-band with Telnet control information in an 8-bit byte oriented data connection over the Transmission Control Protocol. Telnet was developed in 1969 beginning with RFC 15, extended in RFC 854, and standardized as Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Standard STD 8, one of the first Internet standards. Historically, Telnet provided access to a command-line interface on a remote host. Most network equipment and operating systems with a TCP/IP stack support a Telnet service for remote configuration. However, because of serious security issues when using Telnet over an open network such as the Internet, its use for this purpose has waned significantly in favor of SSH. The term telnet may also refer to the software that implements the client part of the protocol. Telnet client applications are available for virtually all computer platforms. Telnet is also used as a verb. To telnet means to establish a connection with the Telnet protocol, either with command line client or with a programmatic interface. For example, a common directive might be: "To change your password, telnet to the server, log in and run the passwd command." Most often, a user will be telnetting to a Unix-like server system or a network device and obtain a login prompt to a command line text interface or a character-based full-screen manager.

Editors Contribution

  1. TELNET

    This is used to connect to another computer for remote logging processes


    Submitted by rinat on June 23, 2019  

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  1. letten

  2. nettle

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of TELNET in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of TELNET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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  • Gopal Chandra
    Gopal Chandra
    hey what do u mean by telnet.
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