hi, every time i try and use the telnet command from the cmd prompt it dosn't work.
this is what i TYPE:

telnet
and this is the reply

"could not open the connection to the host, on port 23: connect failed"
why is this? - it happens when i try to connect to any site.

thanksWhat are you using for a firewall? Do you know for sure that your remote host is running a telnet server?my fire wall is mcafee firewall
if the server is not a telnet server how do i log on to that server?
the reason is i need to log on to my school server and access my SETTINGS to change my passwords.
thanksI would try temporarily disabling your firewall to see if that LETS telnet work. If not, then let me know what version of Windows you are running. I assume you are using the built-in command line version of telnet?i have already tried to disable the firewall and it dosn't work.
i am running windows xp home edition and am typing telnet at the command prompt.You need to telnet to somewhere.
Try typing ... telnet comcen.com.au and see if you get a login screen.Guys cmon.
Ever heart of PORTS. Let me tell you something.
The site youve tried to login to has probaly closed the port 23.
If youre tryin to acces smtp you know that you should use port 25 right?