Telnet

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Telnet (TELNET) is a network protocol used for Internet or local area network connections. It was developed in 1969 starting with RFC15 and, as one of the first Internet standards, was standardized as IETF STD 8.

The term telnet also refers to software that implements the client part of the protocol. Telnet clients have been available on most Unix systems for many years and are available on virtually every platform. Most network equipment and operating systems with a TCP/IP stack support some kind of Telnet service server for remote configuration (Windows NT-based). Because of Telnet's security problems, its usage has declined, and it has been replaced by SSH for remote control.

See also

• Linux
• SSH

Favorite site

• Wikipedia (en) Telnet
• A list of fun destinations you can reach with Telnet | GeekNews
  • [Original] Places to Telnet | telnet.org
  • Lists of various Telnet servers for exploring the text-based Internet
  • Includes time checks, ASCII maps, NASA data, text-based games, Doom, chat, Bitcoin prices, and more
  • Also includes many community-style systems such as MUDs, BBSes, and text MMOs, with each server's address and port listed