[SOLVED] Where is telnet

[gilado]

It's in krb5-appl-clients package.  On disk at /usr/kerberos/bin/telnet

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I cannot find telnet in the repositories. Searching for telnet using both 'name and description' and 'provided packages' doe not find it.

I found TinTin++ and installed it however typing tintin or TinTin (or looking for nay command starting with t or T) does not find the tintin program (or telnet)

[Bald Brick]

For different programs install:

kdelibs4-4.5.1-2pclos2010
python-2.6.6-1pclos2010
w3c-libwww-5.4.1-1pclos2010
ooobasis3.2-pyuno-3.2.1-9505

and so on.

Unless I've misunderstood or forgotten something telnet isn't one program but a protocol.

[gilado]

You have forgotten something:

[CentOS] $ man telnet

TELNET(1)                                                           TELNET(1)

NAME
       telnet - user interface to the TELNET protocol

SYNOPSIS
       telnet  [-8] [-E] [-F] [-K] [-L] [-S tos] [-X authtype] [-a] [-c] [-d]
       [-e escapechar] [-f] [-k realm] [-l user]  [-n  tracefile]  [-r]  [-x]
       [host [port]]

DESCRIPTION
       The  telnet command is used to communicate with another host using the
       TELNET protocol.  If telnet is invoked without the host  argument,  it
       enters  command  mode,  indicated  by  its prompt ( telnet>).  In this
       mode, it accepts and executes the commands listed  below.   If  it  is
       invoked  with  arguments, it performs an open command with those argu-
       ments.


ENVIRONMENT
       Telnet  uses  at  least the HOME, SHELL, DISPLAY, and TERM environment
       variables.  Other environment variables may be propagated to the other
       side via the TELNET ENVIRON option.

FILES
       ~/.telnetrc  user-customized telnet startup values
       ~/.k5login   (on  remote host) - file containing Kerberos prin-
                    cipals that are allowed access.

HISTORY
       The Telnet command appeared in 4.2BSD.

It existed in the 2009.2 repos

[Texstar]

You are aware the telnet protocol is unsecure and has been replaced with ssh. If you really really want to transmit your login name and password over the internet in plain text so packet sniffers can pick it up then go here for the package you are looking for.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,79698.msg658962.html#msg658962

[gilado]

Thanks, Tex! I use it over vpn.

[jawz]

Thanks Tex

I use it to shutdown a nas on my lan, as it doesn't support ssh or anything else but samba to be honest.

j

[marcopl]

Searching for telnet using both 'name and description' and 'provided packages' doe not find it.

i did find it by searching for it but i did try searching for it a month or so earlier and could not find it...hmm?
glad this is solved. i just use telnet to see if ports are open.