3. Configuring a Telnet ConnectionMN700004 Rev 01 21Description of CommandstelnetThe telnet command, in Privileged (Enable) mode, initiates a telnet client’s connection to thespecified remote host.If the TCP port number is not specified, the telnet session default port number is 23.To see the open telnet connections, use the session command in Privileged (Enable) mode.Use the log telnet-console command, in Global Configuration mode, to direct log output(messages issued by the system) to the telnet console.Command Syntaxdevice-name#telnet A.B.C.D [PORT]Argument DescriptionA.B.C.D The IP address of the remote host.PORT (Optional) The port at which the remote service is running, in range <1-65535>. Thedefault value for telnet service is 23.sessionThe session command, in Privileged (Enable) mode, displays the session indexes of all theopen sessions.The session number can be used for terminating the session.Command Syntaxdevice-name#sessionExampledevice-name#sessionyour current session is: 2available sessions for operating with are: 2session killThe session kill command, in Privileged (Enable) mode, closes the appropriate session to theremote host.After executing the command, the BiNOS checks if the user is not trying to terminate themaster session (the VTY from which other sessions originate). If the result is negative, thecommand closes the specified session to the remote host.
