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+# telnet
+
+> telnet is used to connect to a specified port of a host
+
+- telnet to a certain port
+
+`telnet  {{ip_address}} {{port}}`
+
+- to exit a telnet session
+
+`quit`
+
+- default escape character
+
+`CTRL` + `]`
+
+- specify an escape character (x is the escape character)
+
+`telnet -e x {{ip_address}} {{port}}`