telnet

Syntax

telnet host-name <8bit> <bypass-routing> < inet | inet6> <interface interface-name> 
<logical-router logical-router-name> <noresolve> <port port-number> 

<routing-instance routing-instance-name> <source source-address>

Description

Open a telnet session to a remote system.

Type Ctrl-] to escape from the telnet session to the telnet command level, and then type quit to exit from telnet.

Options

8bit—(Optional) Use an 8-bit data path.

bypass-routing—(Optional) Bypass the normal routing tables and send ping requests directly to a system on an attached network. If the system is not on a directly attached network, an error is returned. Use this option to ping a local system through an interface that has no route through it.

interface interface-name—(Optional) Interface name for the ssh session. This option does not work when default-address-selection is configured.

host-name—Name or address of the remote system.

logical-router logical-router-name—(Optional) Name of a particular logical router for the telnet attempt.

noresolve—(Optional) Do not attempt to determine the hostname that corresponds to the IP address.

port port-number—(Optional) Port number or service name on the remote system.

routing-instance routing-instance-name—(Optional) Name of the routing instance for the telnet attempt.

source source-address—(Optional) Source address of the telnet connection.

Required Privilege Level

network

Sample Output

user@host> telnet 192.154.1.254

Trying 192.154.169.254...

Connected to level5.company.net.

Escape character is '^]'.

ttypa

login: <Control>]

telnet> quit

Connection closed.

user@host>