configure telnet port

configure telnet port [portno | default]

Description

Configures the TCP port used by Telnet for communication.

Syntax Description

portno Specifies a TCP port number. The default is 23. The range is 1 through 65535. The following TCP port numbers are reserved and cannot be used for Telnet connections: 22, 80, and 1023.
default Specifies the default Telnet TCP port number. The default is 23.

Default

The switch listens for Telnet connections on Port 23.

Usage Guidelines

You must be logged in as administrator to configure the Telnet port.

The portno range is 1 through 65535. The following TCP port numbers are reserved and cannot be used for Telnet connections: 22, 80, and 1023. If you attempt to configure a reserved port, the switch displays an error message similar to the following:

configure telnet port 22
Error: port number is a reserved port

If this occurs, select a port number that is not a reserved port.

The switch accepts IPv6 connections.

Example

The following command changes the port used for Telnet to port 85:

configure telnet port 85

The following command returns the port used for Telnet to the default port of 23:

configure telnet port default

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.

Support for IPv6 connections was added in ExtremeXOS 11.2.

Platform Availability

This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, and 5720 series switches.