Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Conﬁguring a Workgroup

Adding PC/NT Systems into the Workgroup

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Step 2. Make sure that the PC is running telnet server software.

a. Install a version of telnet server software.

NOTE Microsoft’s Windows NT 4.0 operating systems do not initially include

telnet server software. Commercial and shareware versions of telnet

server software are available from a variety of sources.

b. Conﬁgure, and start the telnet server software according to the

instructions that come with it.

Step 3. On your HP-UX system, start the telnet utility and open a connection

to the PC you are trying to access. For example:

/usr/bin/telnet

telnet> open vectrapc1.net2.corporate

Trying...

Connected to vectrapc1.net2.corporate.

Escape character is `^]'.

Local flow control off

A pleasant telnet server/OS identification message

TIP You can shorten the connection process by using telnet in

non-interactive mode. To do this, specify the name of the PC that you are

trying to connect to as an argument on the command line when you start

up telnet. For example:

/usr/bin/telnet vectrapc1.net2.corporate

Step 4. Log in using the same user name and password as you would if you were

sitting at the PC’s keyboard. How you specify the NT domain

information will vary depending on the telnet server software that you

are using. Follow the instructions that come with your telnet server

software or the prompts that the server software gives you during the