Telnet question

oppiz · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008

How do I get back to Unix prompt while telneting to a router w/out exit from the telnet session? Thanks

denn · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008

not certain you can get the unix prompt, however you can break to telnet command mode, then issue a UNIX command.

Code:

Control ] 
then   !command

#example
Control ] 

!hostname

Smiling Dragon · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008

Or use a shell that supports backgrounding processes (pretty much anything more advanced than sh will do this). Hit ctrl Z then type bg to allow the telnet to continue in the background.

When you are ready to go back to it, type fg.

If you have a few things running and need to pick which one to foreground, type 'jobs' to see all running process associated with this shell, then fg %2 to jump to job number 2 for example.

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