Enable and Install Telnet Client in Vista

Windows Vista comes with built-in Telnet client, a simple, text-based program which allows users to connect and login to a remote server accepting Telnet TCP connection via Internet or LAN. With Telnet client, administrators can establish interactive remote access session and login to a server, and run commands to manage the system or access programs and services that are on the remote computer, without physically present in front of console.

To be able to telnet to another remote computer, a Telnet client is needed. By default, Telnet is not installed with Windows Vista. The following guided tutorial will install Telnet client in Vista.

  1. Click on Start button, then go to Control Panel -> Programs.
  2. Under the Programs and Features section, click Turn Windows features on or off. If User Account Control permission confirmation request warning pops up, click on Continue. If you are prompted for an administrator password, type the password.
  3. In the Windows Features dialog box, select (tick) the Telnet Client check box.

    Enable Telnet Client

  4. Click OK. Wait for the installation to finish.

Once installed, you can find Telnet Client by typing Telnet in Start Search.


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3 Responses to “Enable and Install Telnet Client in Vista”

  1. cablare structurata
    April 16th, 2009 03:36
    3

    Putty is also a nice Telnet client, supports SSH too…

  2. Sly
    February 28th, 2008 23:44
    2

    If you have enabled the telnet client, a cool website to telnet is towel.blinkenlights.nl

    Just press WinKey+R to open Run, type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl , and press enter.

  3. Brian Pence
    January 4th, 2008 00:58
    1

    Telnet is disabled by default because it is usually a bad choice from a security point of view.

    A good substitute for Windows telnet client is AbsoluteTelnet from Celestial Software. Not only does it support telnet as the MS client does, but it also supports SSH, which is a better security choice. It has a tabbed interface, advanced security, and is translated into seven languages!

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