Hub/Switch Reference Guide

172 IP Services Commands
NN47250-100 (Version 02.51)
telnet
Opens a Telnet client session with a remote device.
Syntax telnet {ip-addr | hostname} [port port-num]
Defaults WSS Software attempts to establish Telnet connections with TCP port 23 by default.
Access Enabled.
Usage To end a Telnet session from the remote device, press Ctrl+t or type exit in the management session
on the remote device. To end a client session from the local device, use the clear sessions telnet client
command.
If the configuration of the WSS from which you enter the telnet command has an ACL that denies Telnet client traffic,
the ACL also denies access by the telnet command.
Examples In the following example, an administrator establishes a Telnet session with another WSS and
enters a command on the remote switch:
WSS# telnet 10.10.10.90
Session 0 pty tty2.d Trying 10.10.10.90...
Connected to 10.10.10.90
Disconnect character is '^t'
Copyright (c) 2002, 2003
Nortel, Inc.
Username: username
Password: password
WSS-remote> show vlan
Admin VLAN Tunl Port
VLAN Name Status State Affin Port Tag State
---- ---------------- ------ ----- ----- ---------------- ----- ----------------
1 default Up Up 5
1 none Up
3 red Up Up 5
10 backbone Up Up 5
21 none Up
22 none Up
ip-addr IP address of the remote device.
hostname Hostname of the remote device.
port port-num TCP port number on which the TCP server on the remote device listens
for Telnet connections.