September 2008
Beginner
456 pages
11h 41m
English
Telnet is a set of components that provide terminal-like access to a remote computer. A Telnet session requires a Telnet client that will serve as the remote terminal and a Telnet server, which receives the connection request and allows the connection. This relationship is depicted in Figure 15.1.

Telnet is also a protocol—a system of rules defining the interactions between Telnet servers and clients. The Telnet protocol is defined in a series of RFCs. Because Telnet is based on a well-defined open protocol, it can be and has been implemented on a wide range of hardware and software systems. The ...
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