Telnet

Dr. Pratap Reddy

What is Telnet?

How Do you Connect to a Remote Machine?

Note: Type what is in bold face

At the rvcc or $ prompt type: rvcc>telnet nyplgate.nypl.org

At the login name prompt type

nypl

After you search for something on New York Public Library system quit the telnet session by typing appropriate command(s) that you find on the menu.

If nyplgate.nypl.org is busy try connecting to

rvcc>telnet library.rutgers.edu

UNIX let's you capture the screen contents of telnet session by using the script command.

At the rvcc or $ prompt type:

rvcc>script then hit enter key

The response should be- script started and the file name is typescript. When your telnet session begins, the screen contents would be captured into file typescript. After completing the telnet session come back to the rvcc prompt then type:

rvcc>exit This command stops capturing the screen contents.

You can also use the tee command available in UNIX to capture the screen contents.

rvcc>telnet library.rutgers.edu |tee research

Your telnet session screen contents would be stored under a file named research. Back to Course Syllabus