Adding an archaic utility like Telnet to a modern operating system like Windows 2000 may seem strange, but installing Telnet allows administrators to manage environments that include both Unix and ...

Telnet is a protocol: a set of rules and procedures defined to standardize Telnet communication. For this reason, Telnet tool has been implemented across numerous platforms based on the specifications ...

In June 2000, Microsoft issued a patch that plugged seven security holes in Windows 2000’s Telnet service, including serious holes that could have led to denial-of-service attacks (see story).

Access this utility by using the command prompt that's available in all versions of the operating system. However, in Windows Vista and Windows 7, you first need to enable the Telnet utility, as ...

Open a Command Prompt and then enter the following command to Telnet in to the Host computer where "ip-address" represents the address of the host computer on the wireless network.

Telnet can work well to diagnose problems with one of the many services out there that still accept plain-text commands in their protocol. In fact, it's one of my go-to command-line programs when I'm ...

okay, let's say that I'm playing a MUD in Telnet on 2K or XP. I maximize the window to allow for more vertical text space. Then something happens in the game and it retracts to its former size ...