What are the functions of the Telnet command in Linux?
The telnet command in Linux serves the following purposes:
- Remote login: You can access another computer that supports the telnet protocol using the telnet command.
- Connecting to a specific port on a remote host: You can use the telnet command to connect to a specific port on a remote host to test the availability of remote services.
- Remote control: Once connected to the remote host, you can use the telnet command to execute commands and operations on the remote host.
- Troubleshooting network connection issues: You can use the Telnet command to test network connection and see if you can successfully connect to the designated host and port.
- File transfer: Although the telnet protocol itself does not support file transfer, files can be transferred between two computers using telnet commands.