Telnet client for devices without SSH
Wardterm includes a free Telnet client for switches, routers and older devices, next to your SSH servers.
Servers3
telnet 192.168.4.2Unencrypteddeploy@10.20.0.11Productionci@192.168.4.20switch-lab uses Telnet. What you type and what it shows, passwords included, crosses the network unencrypted. You are asked once for this server on this device.
Choose Telnet as the protocol of a server and it opens in the same terminal as your SSH sessions.
What it does
Marked Unencrypted
The server carries the Unencrypted label in every list.
Confirmed once
The first connection from a device asks before anything is sent.
Character sets for old devices
ISO-8859-1, Windows-1252, Shift_JIS, EUC-KR, GB18030, Big5 and KOI8-R, per server or group.
Recordings hide credentials
Recognizable passwords are hidden in recordings, as for SSH.
Next to your SSH servers
Groups, tags, search and the command palette work the same.
Questions about the Telnet client
Is the Telnet client free?
Yes, it is part of the Free plan.
Can a server have both SSH and Telnet?
Each server uses one protocol. Add a second server with the same address for both.
Which Telnet options are negotiated?
Window size, terminal type, echo, suppress go ahead and binary mode.
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