This task allows you to telnet to a server and issue commands. If the server is up an exit code = 0. If server is down or unreachable, exit code = 1. No other exit codes are thrown for login failures etc.
Host
Enter the host name or IP address.
Port
Enter the desired port. Default Telnet port =23.
Delay
Enter the delay time between sending your commands. 1 second is minimum.
5 seconds is good enough, unless you are on a slow network. You can
increase it to ~15, but make sure you do not exceed the hosts telnet time
out value.
Command
Enter your telnet commands, 1 per line. First line should be
your username, Second line should be your password and the last line should
be exit. This field also supports dynamic
variables. Using dynamic variables, you can enter a command which
will be dynamically resolved at runtime. example: cd /users/$%USERNAME%$
Example of Commands to enter
myUsername
myPassword
ls -lt
exit