Communication Commands

telnet [hostname] [port]

users interface to a remote system using the TELNET protocol

Example:

telnet moravian.edu

telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000

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FTP

ftp stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a utility to moving files from one machine to another.

ftp <remotehost>

begins an ftp session on remote machine remotehost. You will be prompted for a password.

Click here for an FTP Example

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rsh [hostname]

rsh stands for Remote shell. Depending on the system you may or may not be prompted for a password. WIth this command the computer system uses the same login name that you are currently logged in as unless otherwise specified. Through a remote shell you cand do basically everything you can do as if you were logged in that hose.

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rlogin [hostname]

Issue this command from any terminal, and you will be prompted for your password on the remote terminal hostname. This process logs you into the remote hostname.

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rcp

copies remote files between machines.

Example:

to /home/extra/stuff directory, type:

rcp question:/tmp/test.file /home/extra/stuff/test2.file

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