Windows 7: Install the Telnet Client

Contributed by shamanstears

May 14, 2009

Tagged: Microsoft Windows 7

1. Click the Start Orb, then select Control Panel.

2. Select Programs and Features.

3. Select Turn Windows features on or off.

4. Check the Telnet Client checkbox.

5. Click OK.

6. A box will appear showing the installation process.

When it finishes running, the client is installed.

Tom

Why would you install Telnet??? Use "putty" or something else, which uses secure connections!

dan

totally agree with Tom. I think we all should be happy that telnet was not installed...

Michael

I agree, and I don't even think telnet should be allowed as an installable option.

zile20584

But after that it says something like this:"Fatal error.Not all of the features have been changed!"
Any ideas????

FettesPS

I agree that Telnet is insecure but there are many reasons for wanting to use it. It's a great diagnostic tool, need to see if your mail server is working properly? Quickly telnet to that port and see if it responds. Another example is if you need to connect to an old server which only supports telnet. I have to work on an old Cobalt RAQ server that does not have SSH, so I am forced to use Telnet when I need to log into it.

And besides, its not like we're installing Telnet SERVER... just the client.

russ

Telnet and even better Hyperterminal are just plain easy to use. I dont care about what is the l33t hacker way of doing things when I spent 10 hours moving systems and am looking at 6 more hours getting everything up!