Telnet is a network protocol used to remotely access servers and systems. While not as secure as SSH, it's useful for testing and troubleshooting network services.
To begin installing Telnet, open your terminal on CentOS, RHEL, or Scientific Linux by searching 'Terminal' in the applications or by connecting remotely via SSH.
To install the Telnet client, run the following command: sudo yum install telnet This will allow you to use Telnet to connect to remote systems.
If you need Telnet server functionality, install it using this command: sudo yum install telnet-server This allows other machines to connect to your system using Telnet.
Once installed, start and enable the Telnet service to run on boot: sudo systemctl start telnet.socket sudo systemctl enable telnet.socket
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