(PeteCresswell) said:
Do I have Telnet functionality (i.e. a client or something that
will let me Telnet to another device) built in to my XP Pro
system?
Or should I look for a third-party app?
If so, suggestions?
If you type "telnet" in a Command Prompt window, there is
a client there. It allows you to do things like:
telnet 192.168.3.123
and log into a Linux machine at address 192.168.3.123.
The server end will not be set up by default on the Linux machine,
because telnet passes username and password "in plaintext"
and thus telnet doesn't meet security requirements. There
are various other solutions that use SSL (secure socket layer)
for leaving the information content less exposed. This is a
nuisance on Linux - you need to cart around a floppy with a
key on it, so secure communications can be enabled. But at
least then, a third party can't snoop on the conversation.
I've managed to enable telnet server on Linux machines,
but it wasn't easy in the sense of being well documented.
The client part, on the other hand, is easy. Basically, if
a "server" is insecure enough to have telnet enabled in inetd,
the makers of "client" software don't care and will give you
a client to use to interact with it.
On my WinXP Pro machine here, the (client) file used in Command Prompt is:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\telnet.exe 76,288 bytes
Paul
