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Telnet Reference

Telnet is a communications protocol that allows you access a remote computer system over the Internet.  Telnet provides the ability to communicate by emulating an old style character mode terminal (which we will use) or a block mode terminal. 

Most Windows 98, 95 or NT systems include the Hypertrm.exe program for terminal emulation. USF lab systems have a program called WinQVT. This software will support Telnet.

To start a Telnet connection:

  1. Start your Web browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator).
  2. Type: telnet://usf.rho.net in the Address window and press Enter.
  3. A terminal emulation window should open and you see a message like:

Red Hat Linux release 6.1 (Cartman)
Kernel 2.2.12-20 on an i686
login: 

To end a Telnet connection:

  1. If you are running SQL Plus, be sure to log out by typing exit. Otherwise your changes may not be saved.
  2. Log out from Linux by typing exit at the command prompt.
  3. Close the terminal emulator window.

Backspace

When accessing SQL Plus, the Backspace key may not delete characters. To change this in the WinQVT program go to the top menu and select Setup, Current Settings, the Keyboard tab and set Backspace sends BS option. There are similar settings on other programs. If you can't change this setting, try typing Control H for backspace.

Copy and Paste

Control character shortcuts for copy and paste do not work in a terminal emulator window (these characters have a different meaning in Linux). 

To copy, select the text and click the Copy button on the menu bar or select copy from the Edit menu.
To paste, select the Paste button on the menu bar or select paste from the Edit menu.

If you would like more sophisticated terminal emulation software, consider CRT or Secure CRT from Van Dyke Technologies (www.vandyke.com).

 

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