[3972] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Telnetting to NT
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mogens Melander)
Wed Aug 7 22:04:15 1996
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 16:58:19 +0200
From: Mogens Melander <mogens@frontier.dk>
Reply-To: mogens@frontier.dk
To: "Eric W. Sorensen" <sorensen@argo.net>
CC: Robert Wuest <RobertWuest@kemet.com>, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
There are many programs out there that let you do telnet or remote logi=
n
on NT.
Try ask http://www.altavista.digital.com or some other search engine.
Eric W. Sorensen wrote:
>=20
> Win 3.11 and Win95 Do not allow telnet access - If you think about it
> for a minute, those machines are strictly single user boxes. Much
> unlike UNIX, they do not provide the ability to manage users, multi-u=
ser
> accounts, user id's group id's and the like. They are strictly clien=
t
> machines capable of only running client software. UNIX is
> client/server, WIN 95 and Win 311 are not.
>=20
> Windows NT is microsofts contribution to the client/server market.
> Since WIN NT is nothing more than than a third rate bastardization of
> UNIX, I imagine it has some remote login capabilities. I am basing
> this on the fact Microsoft literally stole the UNIX ftp software suit=
e.
>=20
> Run the command "FTP" from the DOS/Command line prompt on any WIN 95
> machine and anybody familiar with UNIX FTP will suddenly be in
> familiar territory...
>=20
> Also, since all three of these operating systems are GUI based, it
> would be impossible to use them over any type of serial line
> connection. Just as with UNIX, the X-Windows system can only be run
> from a system console.
>=20
> Eric Sorensen
> On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Robert Wuest wrote:
>=20
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have two computers running Linux (V 2.0.11), one at home, one at =
the
> > office. I can connect them using PPP.
> > The office computer is on a Netware LAN (V4.10) using IPX. Is is p=
ossible to
> > dial into my Linux box and telnet (or some other means) into other =
computers
> > in the office running NT, Win 3.11, and Win 95? Can you point me t=
o any docs
> > on how to do this.?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert
--=20
Later
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