telnet is one of the popular commands to check network connectivity, and for some reason, the higher Windows OS version doesn’t have it installed by default. That results in showing an error when you run telnet on the command prompt. It’s easy to fix. You have to install telnet to get this working.
Installing telnet on Desktop
Go to start and search for the control panel and then click ProgramsClick Program and Features and then Turn Windows features on or offIt will open the Windows Features window where you need to select Telnet Client and click OK
Once installed, you will get a confirmation window like below.
That’s it. Rerun the telnet , and it should be ok.
Installing telnet on Server
If you are running the server edition, then you can install it by following the steps.
Go to start and launch for “Server Manager.”It will open a server manager dashboard where you have to click on
It will prompt “Add Roles and Features Wizard.”
Let the default settings be there and click Next on Before You Begin, Installation Type, Server Selection, Server RolesOn Features selection, select “Telnet Client” and Next
Click on Install on the Confirmation window to begin the installation
It will take a few seconds, and you will get a confirmation of installation success.
Click close and launch Command Prompt to rerun the telnet.
There you go, have fun! Looking to learn about Windows Administration? Check out this online course.
