Telnet is a common remote logon and management tool for system administrators. It is integrated into the system as a standard system component in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. However, by default, the telnet service is disabled. Generally, you only need to run services. MSC open service management, find the telnet service item, set its Startup type to "Manual" or "automatic", and then start the service to use it. However, in Windows 7, you cannot find and enable the telnet service according to the above method. How can I retrieve the Telnet function of Windows 7?
1. hidden reasons
In fact, Telnet cannot be found in the service manager. instead of abandoning Telnet in Windows 7, telnet is not installed in Windows 7 by default. This is the first time Microsoft has removed the default system components from its personal system via Telnet.ServerSimilar to 2008. I think Microsoft should do this for security reasons. After all, Telnet data is transmitted in plaintext,AttackAttackers can obtain sensitive information through sniffing. Based on security considerations, we recommend that you use a more secure and encrypted SSH remote management method.
2. Install Telnet
However, we do not have to discard food for some reason. It is very convenient to telnet as an individual user. The installation of Telnet in Windows 7 is slightly different from that in Windows Server 2008. You can perform the following operations. Choose Start> Control Panel>"ProgramAnd function ", find and click" open or close windows function "in" programs and functions "to enter the WINDOWS function Setting dialog box. Find and check "Telnet client" and "Telnet Server", and click "OK" to complete the installation. In addition, we can also install "TFTP client" and "Internet Information Service" through this wizard.
after the installation is complete, the telnet service is disabled by default. Also, enter servcies. MSC to open the Service Manager. Find and double-click the telnet service item, set the start mode to "Manual" (more secure, enable only when needed), and then "start" the service and "OK" to exit.