Telnet

Network protocol for bidirectional communication using a virtual terminal connection
CreativeWork communication_protocol Q160470
Telnet
Sébastien Santoro aka Dereckson, Kulandru mor · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Telnet

Summary

Telnet is a communication protocol[1]. Telnet has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Telnet's instance of is recorded as communication protocol[3].
  • Telnet's Commons category is recorded as Telnet[4].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 855: Telnet Option Specifications[5].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 137: Telnet Protocol - a proposed document[6].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 139: Discussion of Telnet Protocol[7].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 435: Telnet issues[8].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 328: Suggested Telnet Protocol Changes[9].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 340: Proposed Telnet Changes[10].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 393: Comments on Telnet Protocol Changes[11].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 461: Telnet Protocol meeting announcement[12].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 513: Comments on the new Telnet specifications[13].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 97: First Cut at a Proposed Telnet Protocol[14].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 764: Telnet Protocol specification[15].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 728: Minor pitfall in the Telnet Protocol[16].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1073: Telnet window size option[17].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1079: Telnet terminal speed option[18].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1080: Telnet remote flow control option[19].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1091: Telnet terminal-type option[20].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1096: Telnet X display location option[21].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1097: Telnet subliminal-message option[22].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1116: Telnet Linemode option[23].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1184: Telnet Linemode Option[24].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1372: Telnet Remote Flow Control Option[25].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1408: Telnet Environment Option[26].
  • Telnet's described by source is recorded as RFC 1409: Telnet Authentication Option[27].

Why It Matters

Telnet has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Telnet is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Different from Telenet
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    Described by source RFC 855: Telnet Option Specifications, RFC 137: Telnet Protocol - a proposed document, RFC 139: Discussion of Telnet Protocol +40
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