How to login Linux host with telnet?


    a. Install telnet server on Linux SSForge host if not:
    Generally, your host provider will already installed and started telnet server.  Otherwise, you need to upload a telnet server program to your Linux host, you can get this program from Linux CD-ROM, Internet etc. After installation is finished, you need to start it and set the firewall to allow telnet.

    b. Install telnet client on your own Windows computer:
    i>. If your own computer is Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP/2003, the telnet client is installed default.
    ii>. If your own computer is Vista/Windows 2008, you need to active the telnet client. Just click "Start" menu => "Control Panel" => "Programs and Features" => "Turn Windows features on or off", then select the "Telnet Client" option and press "OK" to save.

    c. Login with telnet through Internet/Intranet:
    Click "Start Menu" => "Run", or click "Start Menu" => "All Programs" => "Accessories" = "Command Prompt" on your own computer.  If the SSForge host's IP is "122.122.1.1",  you can input "telnet 122.122.1.1" command to run telnet. Then input your SSForge host's user name and password to login (The user name and password is your host's Linux users.  If you don't know, please contact your host provider).  If you want to install programs or manage server with telnet, you need to login with "root" user instead of restricted users. Following example shows how to login your host with telnet then change to root user:
       telnet 122.122.1.1
       Login: admin
       Password:
       Last login: Sun May 16 21:15:42 from site.net
      admin@server [~]# su -
      Password:
      root@server [~]#


     If the SSForge host refuse you to login telnet, you need to set the firewall on SSForge host to enable telnet.
     After login successfully, you can input Linux command to do what you want. For example, input "ls" to see files, "cd path" to change path.