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The telnet Command

You can use the CLI telnet command to open a Telnet session to a remote device:

user@host> telnet host <8bit> <bypass-routing> <inet> <interface interface-name> <no-resolve> <port port> <routing-instance routing-instance-name> <source address>

Note: On SRX100, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240, and SRX650 devices, the maximum number of concurrent Telnet sessions is as follows:

SRX210

3

To exit the Telnet session and return to the Telnet command prompt, press Ctrl-].

To exit the Telnet session and return to the CLI command prompt, enter quit.

Table 1 describes the telnet command options.

Table 1: CLI telnet Command Options

Option

Description

8bit

Use an 8-bit data path.

bypass-routing

Bypass the routing tables and open a Telnet session only to hosts on directly attached interfaces. If the host is not on a directly attached interface, an error message is returned.

host

Open a Telnet session to the specified hostname or IP address.

inet

Force the Telnet session to an IPv4 destination.

interface source-interface

Open a Telnet session to a host on the specified interface. If you do not include this option, all interfaces are used.

no-resolve

Suppress the display of symbolic names.

port port

Specify the port number or service name on the host.

routing-instance routing-instance-name

Use the specified routing instance for the Telnet session.

source address

Use the specified source address for the Telnet session.

Modified: 2016-07-01