9W006 and 9W007 229S YSTEM COMMANDSTelnet Commandsregarding the system’s Telnet client feature, refer to the Telnet section of the Remote SystemManagement chapter.telnet ?Displays the help screen for thetelnet command. The help screen provides the syntax for thecommand described below.telnet [port number]Begins a Telnet session for the Telnet host at the indicated IP address. The port number is anoptional parameter that can be used to specify the destination port number. Include thisparameter if you wish to connect to a port other than the default port number, 23.telnetThe telnet command used with no arguments, as opposed to the above command, puts you inthe Telnet command mode. Once you are in the Telnet command mode, the followingcommands are then available.closeUsed to close the current Telnet connection to a target host.exitCloses the current Telnet session. If a connection exists to a target host, it is gracefullyclosed.openUsed to establish a Telnet session with a target host. You can enter the IP address of thetarget host, and optionally, the remote port number, to connect to. If no remote port numberis specified, the default Telnet port is used (23). The valid range for port number is 1 to65535. The IP address specified is verified for proper format.If a Telnet session is successfully initiated as a result of theopen command, a screen similarto the following will be displayed:If an IP address (and port) are not specified on the “open” command line, you will beprompted for the target host’s IP address.send [send parameter]Used to send special Telnet control functions to the currently connected target host. Aconnection must be fully established before you can send anything. If no parameters arespecified on thesend command line, the following help message is displayed:telnet>open 204.157.42.150Trying 204.157.42.150...Connected to 204.157.42.150.Escape character is ‘^]’.[System Name]>sendAvailable send commands:ayt - Send "Are You There?" request to serverbreak - Send "Break" request to server.escape - Send current "escape" character to server.synch - Send "Synch" signal to server.? - Display this help information.
