Exit Telnet
This page answers questions like these:
- How to exit telnet?
- How to get out of telnet?
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Ephemeral Ports
Exiting Telnet:
1. Press Ctrl-] (i.e. with one finger press and hold one of the Ctrl keys, then with another finger press the ] key):
2. Then if the telnet prompt appears, type close or quit or logout depending on which version of telnet you’re using.
Example:
- Telnet to host myhost on port 20123:
$ telnet myhost 20123
Trying 192.168.0.1...
Connected to myhost.
Escape character is '^['.
- Exit by pressing Ctrl-]:
telnet>
- Exit the telnet prompt by typing close:
telnet> close
Connection closed.
$
Related Links:
What Is TCP KeepAlive?
How To Use TCP KeepAlive?
Ephemeral Ports
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