Good question which also has a good answer. By doing telnet <hostname or ip address> <port> you get a response from the service that is listening on the port whether it be smtp (port 25) or (port 80). Many times I get a false positive on a service and by telneting the port I can verify.
~David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:WhatsUp_Forum-owner@;list.ipswitch.com] On Behalf Of Chris Allen > Sent: Wednesday, 13 November, 2002 17:04 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Telnet Tool > > Why would you want to telnet to any different port other than 23? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@INTERNET@HHC On > Behalf Of David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Telnet Tool > > Hi, > > The telnet function is great, however, there is not way to tell it > what > port to telnet. For example, how can I tell the telnet function > which > port to telnet such as 25 or 80? > > ~David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:WhatsUp_Forum-owner@;list.ipswitch.com] On Behalf Of Jason M. > Black > Sent: Tuesday, 12 November, 2002 20:52 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Telnet Tool - Correct Attachment > > > This is the correct file this time. I grabbed the wrong one. > > I thought that people might like this tool. This adds a Telnet > button > to > the tools menu. When you select a specific device and then choose > tools > you > are given the options (Ping, Trace, Lookup, Scan, and now Telnet). > > Hope this is useful to people. > > _________________________________ > > Test this asp to see if it works for you before replacing your own. > Go > into > the C:\Program Files\CWW6\WhatsUp\WebTemplateArchive\Classic\ Folder > and > rename tools.asp to tools2.asp. Then place the attached file into > the > folder. > > -Jason > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >
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