telnet Connect to a specified port of a host using the telnet protocol. Telnet to the default port of a host: telnel {{host}} Telnet to a specific port of a host: telnet {{ip_address}} {{port}} Exit a telnet session: quit Emit the default escape character combination for terminating the session: Ctrl + ] Start telnet with "x" as the session termination character: telnet -e {{x}} {{ip_address}} {{port}}