[cisb102sp04] Lesson4 Q6 Telnet
- From: "Stacy Knowles" <sknow002@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cisb102sp04@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 13:33:44 -0500
Telnet is the way you can access someone else's computer,
assuming they have given you permission. (Such a computer
is frequently called a host computer.) More technically,
Telnet is a user command and an underlying TCP/IP protocol
for accessing remote computers. With Telnet, you log on as
a regular user with whatever privileges you may have been
granted to the specific application and data on that
computer. A Telnet command request looks like this (the
computer name is made-up):
telnet the.libraryat.whatis.edu
The result of this request would be an invitation to log
on with a userid and a prompt for a password. If accepted,
you would be logged on like any user who used this
computer every day. Telnet is most likely to be used by
program developers and anyone who has a need to use
specific applications or data located at a particular host
computer. I found this information at
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/
I practice using the telnet command on the Library of
Congress Information System locis.loc.gov I typed
telnet://140.147.253.4 a DOS window popped it. This
window only allowed you to do limited commands. I'm very
familar with telnet being in the Army I've had to telnet
into routers and switches to do various commands. What I
like most about telnet it give you the capability to get
into someone elses system without having to to visit the
system personally. Permission to the system is the most
important factor.
Stacy Knowles
sknow002@xxxxxxxxxx
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGHTEN ME.
PHI. 4:13
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