Invoke-Telnet Cmdlet

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The Invoke-Telnet cmdlet is used to remotely execute a command on a Telnet server.

Syntax

Invoke-Telnet [parameters]

Remarks

This cmdlet establishes a telnet connection to a server which starts up the user's default shell. Using the cmdlet is very simple. The destination is specified by Server and the remote shell's prompt is specified by ShellPrompt. In order to specify the authentication credentials, set the Credential parameter.

Command contains the command you wish to execute on the remote machine. The output of the command is returned in one or more TelnetResponse objects.

The cmdlets support pipeline input for some of their parameters. Prebuilding an object and piping it to the cmdlet is very useful, but should be used with caution to prevent security conflicts. Steps have been taken to decrease the risk of a possibly accidental pipe to the cmdlet, for instance, the Credential parameter cannot be piped to the cmdlet and must be specified manually.

# execute a simple command
invoke-telnet $server -user $username -password $password -command "ls -la" -shellprompt "bash-2.05a$ " -eol "`r`n" | foreach-object{$_.Text}

Connection Handling

This cmdlet supports persistent connections through the Connection parameter. To establish a new Telnet connection, use the Connect-Telnet cmdlet. To close the connection, use the Disconnect-Telnet cmdlet.