Tutorial - How to enable the default Telnet client in Windows 7

[Larry-G]

If like me you prefer not to have to install a third party Telnet client into your windows 7 setup but cant figure out how to get the default client working then this is for you.

While Windows 7 does come with a default Telnet client it is not activated by default, however the process to activate the Telnet client in Windows 7 could not be more simple as follows.

> Start
> Control Panel
> Programs And Features
> Turn Windows features on or off
> Check Telnet Client
> Hit OK

After that you can start Telnet via Command Prompt.


now to use the Telnet client again is a very simple process

> start
> type telnet into the search bar
> press enter

you should now see the following screen



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once you have the above screen type o<space>192.168.xxx.xxx ( the first character before the space is a o as in oscar and the ip is the ip address of your receiver obviously )

you will now be asked to input your username and password and from there you can do all the usual things a Telnet session brings but without needing a third party application such as putty.