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Telnet program?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Deuce, Jun 3, 2005.

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  1. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    What's a good cheap/free Telnet program for Mac OSX? When I was on OS 9 I used "Better Telnet PPC". Is there one out there similar to that one?

    Thanks for the feedback!
     
    #1 Deuce, Jun 3, 2005
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    Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't Mac OSX come with telnet and ssh? I thought all you had to do was just open up a Terminal Window, and type telnet or ssh.
     
    #3 Mr Boo, Jun 3, 2005
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    Deuce, if you type "telnet://" on your Mac Browser you shall see what happens.
     
    #4 SwoLy-D, Jun 3, 2005
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    Usually at work, when i use PuTTY sessions to connect to my servers.

    PuTTY

    hope this is what you're looking for.
     
    #5 yobod, Jun 3, 2005
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    yep, I second that.. Putty is the way to go...
     
    #6 Davidoff, Jun 3, 2005
  7. Deuce

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    It does, but I dont like using it.
     
    #7 Deuce, Jun 4, 2005
  8. Deuce

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    When I downloaded MacTelnet it was for Classic mode and not OSX. Did I miss something?

    As for Putty, it seemed like it was only available for PC. Did I miss the mac version on the dowload page?
     
    #8 Deuce, Jun 6, 2005
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    Deuce,

    go here http://www.pure-mac.com/remote.html

    there is a list of remote access software for Macs..including OSX

    from the short read I did...it appears that you will need to use SSH instead of telnet...it is one of the things that Apple changed in OSX for more security...
     
    #9 Rockets2K, Jun 6, 2005
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    Deuce,

    You should not use telnet, use SSH instead. It is trivial to steal the password if you use telnet.

    I believe the OSX version of SSH is called "fugu".
     
    #10 Mack, Jun 6, 2005
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