Telnet? Is there anything better?

[The_Bass]

hehe... I've taken 6 programming classes and had to use telnet for all of them when I was working in the lab, on my computer I just compiled it my programs using the command prompt.

I used putty, I really like that program.


so... what are you programming?

 

[l0calh05t]

Originally posted by wulf
PuTTY is a superb little program and handles telnet as well as SSH sessions.

Regarding things like removing files and printing, you need to find out what system is installed on the machine you are telnetting into and learn the basic system commands for that machine.

You also need to be very clear at all times which machine (local or remote) a command will execute on - for example, if you run a print command on the remote printer, it will spool the output to a machine in the lab, not the printer on your desk!

For a little light relief, try downloading and reading Neal Stephenson's excellent Invalid Link Removed

Wulf

PuTTY is great, I use it too (Though it isn't any faster than telnet, because telnet is already pretty fast, depending on the connection)

 

[Matt Till]

Originally posted by The_Bass
so... what are you programming?

Very minor leauge stuff, my current program is how fat McDonalds makes you. You enter X amount of cheeseburgers, fries, big macs, and grilled chicken deluxe and it shows the total amount of fat and calories.