How to enable telnet on Windows and Linux?


What is Telnet?

Telnet is a network protocol that allows a user on one computer to log into another computer that is part of the same network. To telnet means to establish a connection with the Telnet protocol, either with command line client or with a programmatic interface. Telnet also use to check on the connection from one device to another device or as for hosting term it use to check on connection from one server to another server.

How to install Telnet?
By default, Telnet is not installed with Windows, so you need to install it. You may kindly following the steps below to perform installation.
1. Go to Start --> Control Panel
2. Click Program and Features
3. Click Turn Windows features on or off
4. In the features dialog box, check Telnet client check box
5. Click on and the system will perform installation


For Linux server, simply run the below command via SSH

yum install telnet


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