Telnet Dialog

The Telnet dialog box enables users to establish a Telnet connection.

Note:If you are attempting to telnet into a mainframe machine that requires TN3270 support, you may need to install another telnet program on your NMC Console workstation and update the defaultcmdinv.properties file to launch this new program. See the "Tivoli NetView for z/OS: NetView Management Console User's Guide" for more information about configuring properties files for locally launched applications.

Specify information in the following field to indicate the host machine to which you are connecting.

Host Machine
In this required entry field, enter the host name or the fully qualified IP address of the machine to which you want to connect. The port number of the machine can be entered in one of two formats:

Select one of the following buttons:

Launch Telnet
Launches the Telnet session.
Cancel
Closes the Telnet dialog box without establishing a Telnet session.
Help
Displays help for the Telnet dialog box.