Using a telnet program in Microsoft Windows to connect to a Linux/Unix Server

1. Click on Start and then click on Run, now in the Run dialog box type in
   telnet
   

   

   Alternatively you can also bring up the telnet window by keeping the Windows shortcut key (the key next to the Alt key having the Windows logo on it) pressed and then pressing R and typing in telnet

2. You will now see the telnet program in Windows (if your version does not look exactly like this, you probably have another version of telnet so you can still follow along).

   

3. In the telnet dialog box, type in
   open hilltop.emeryci.org
   

   

   If you are successful to connect to Emery you will get the login screen as shown below, otherwise you probably have network (or Internet) related problems, which you need to fix before going to step 3.

   

4. Now type in the username and password given to you by your teacher.

   

5. If you successfully logged in you should see a greeting message as shown below.

   

6. You can now use any Linux/Unix command, as if you were doing it from within the lab. Remember you can only use commandline based programs in telnet, graphical based programs do not work remotely from Microsoft Windows telnet.