Originally posted here by Ballard
ok noob here lets see if i got this right i put a IP in telnet scan the port . is this how i use other ppl comps? if i get in there is it windos r commands. yes give me hell 4 this x)
In short, yes. But it isn't that simple. You must be a user on the machine and have proper rights to be using the telent aspect of the system. Once connected, hypothetically to a linux box let's say, you can enter commands as if you were in front of the keyboard at the local machine. Telnet, however, is a protocol that is slowly becoming outdated. It is far wiser, whenever possible, to use ssh instead of telnet. Ssh is a secure shell as opposed to telnet which sends all information in plain-text across the internet. With ssh, all traffic is encrypted. Basically, when you connect to a linux box with a telnet server running, you are transmitting your username and password to anyone listening. With ssh, they are both encrypted, making it an infinatley more secure way of communicating.
-NeuTron