19 Oct
2006
19 Oct
'06
23:36
Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Thursday 19 October 2006 14:34, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Because he might have devices that only use telnet. Like my two webcams. For that you need the telnet client, but not the telnet server. You don't need to change xinet to make user of the client.
Well, if he wants to telnet from one box to another, then he needs a server.
And then we're back to "Why do you want to use telnet?"
Well, at work I often have to telnet to devices that don't talk SSH. There are many such devices. In fact I'm currently involved in such a project at work. I can use SSH to reach one box and from there, I have to use telnet to reach the other.