Telnet Configuration

Overview

Telnet is a TCP/IP protocol used on the Internet and local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text- oriented communications facility using a virtual terminal connection. The Telnet program runs, connects it to a server on the network. A user can then enter commands through the Telnet program and they will be executed as if the user were entering them directly on the server console. Telnet enables users to control the server and communicate with other servers on the network. The default port number for Telnet protocol is 23. Telnet offers users the capability of running programs remotely and facilitates remote administration.

In-band Management Over Default VRF

OcNOS supports Telnet over the default and management VRFs via in-band management interface and OOB management interface, respectively.

By default, Telnet runs on the management VRF.

Telnet Configuration with IPv4 Address

Topology

Figure 10. Telnet topology

Enable and Disable the Telnet Server

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#no feature telnet vrf management

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#feature telnet vrf management

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Configure the Telnet Server Port

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#no feature telnet vrf management

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#telnet server port 6112 vrf management

Set Telnet port to 61112

(config)#feature telnet vrf management

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Telnet Client Session

#telnet 10.10.10.1 vrf management

Log into remote machine using IPv4 address

Validation

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#show telnet server
 
VRF MANAGEMENT
telnet server enabled port: 23
VRF DEFAULT:
telnet server enabled port: 6112
 
#show running-config telnet server
 
feature telnet vrf management
no feature telnet

Telnet Configuration with IPv6 Address

Telnet is performed with IPv6 IP and verified by logging on remote PC.

Topology

The sample configuration of Telnet is:

Figure 11. Telnet Configuration topology

Basic Configuration

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#no feature telnet vrf management

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#feature telnet vrf management

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Configure the Telnet Server Port

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#no feature telnet vrf management

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#telnet server port 6112 vrf management

Set Telnet port to 6112

(config)#feature telnet vrf management

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Telnet Client Session

#telnet 2001::1 vrf management

Log into remote machine using IPv6 address

Validation

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##show telnet server
 
VRF MANAGEMENT
telnet server enabled port: 23
 
VRF DEFAULT:
telnet server enabled port: 6112
 
#show running-config telnet server
 
feature telnet vrf management
    no feature telnet

In-band Management Over User Defined VRF

From release 6.5.3, OcNOS supports Telnet over the user defined vrfs as well along with default and management VRFs via in-band interface.

By default, Telnet runs on the management VRF. If user wants to enable telnet feature over user defined vrfs which can be part of MPLS L3VPN/EVPN, it is possible to enable telnet feature over those user defined vrfs.

User must able to enable telnet feature over multiple user defined vrfs simultaneously with default/non default telnet ports.

Telnet Configuration with IPv4 Address

Topology

Figure 12. Telnet Configuration topology

Enable and Disable the Telnet Server on user defined vrf say vrf name is vrf_test

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#no feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Configure the Telnet Server Port on user defined vrf say vrf name is vrf_test

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#ip vrf vrf_test

Configure User defined vrf

(config)#no feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#telnet server port 6112 vrf vrf_test

Set Telnet port to 61112

(config)#feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Telnet Client Session

#telnet 10.10.10.1

Log into remote machine using IPv4 address

Validation

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#show telnet server

VRF MANAGEMENT
telnet server enabled port: 23 VRF DEFAULT:
telnet server enabled port: 23
VRF vrf_test:
telnet server enabled port: 6112

#show running-config telnet server
feature telnet vrf vrf_test
feature telnet vrf management
feature telnet

Telnet Configuration with IPv6 Address

Telnet is performed with IPv6 IP and verified by logging on remote PC.

Topology

Figure 13. Telnet Configuration topology

Basic Configuration

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#ip vrf vrf_test

Configure User defined vrf

(config)#no feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Configure the Telnet Server Port

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode

(config)#no feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Disable Telnet feature

(config)#telnet server port 6112 vrf vrf_test

Set Telnet port to 6112

(config)#feature telnet vrf vrf_test

Enable Telnet feature

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configuration to the running configuration

(config)#exit

Exit configure mode

Telnet Client Session

#telnet 2001::1

Log into remote machine using IPv6 address

Validation

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#show telnet server
VRF MANAGEMENT
telnet server enabled port: 23 VRF DEFAULT:
telnet server enabled port: 23
VRF vrf_test:
telnet server enabled port: 6112

#show running-config telnet server
feature telnet vrf vrf_test
feature telnet vrf management
feature telnet