Telnet Additional Resources

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista

For more information about Telnet, see the Telnet Technology page.

Documents available about Telnet include:

• Telnet Operations Guide

• Telnet Troubleshooting Guide

Help for the Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP versions of Telnet can be found at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=106285.

For more information about employing a more secure command-line alternative to Telnet, such as those that support Secure Shell (SSH) and other options, see the following documents:

• Using Terminal Concentrators for Remote Management

• Examples: Selecting Remote Management Tools

• HyperTerminal Overview

• For additional information about the standards that define SSH, see the following Request for Comment (RFC) available at the Internet Engineering Task Force Web site: RFC 4252 The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol

See Also

Other Resources

Telnet Troubleshooting Guide
Telnet Technical Reference
Help for the Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP versions of Telnet