Quote Originally Posted by maks View Post
Telnet is a great tool to test if a port is open (telnet {address} 25 to see if smtp is working, etc) but it's a shitty way to remote into your device and manage it. SSH does the same exact thing but encrypted and reasonably secure. If you leave a telnet port open to the internet you're going to get hacked within an hour.
cool ill keep that in mind..
hyperterminal isnt SSH right?