What's the best free telnet software for Windows XP?

[JonTheBaller]

Thanks.

 

[Nohr]

I like to use mTelnet.

 

[TheDiggler]

As of Win2K, MS updated the stock Windows Telnet client to basically behave exactly like the Unix telnet client (big shock that MS would COPY some other OS!). It's a straightforward, easy to use telnet client which supports ANSI, VT100, and probably other VTxxx terminals as well. By virtue of the fact that Win2K/WinXP Command Prompts support BACKSCROLL, the MS Telnet Client supports BACKSCROLL as well if your Command Prompt has it enabled.

To run the stock telnet Windows telnet client, open up a Command Prompt and type:
telnet <enter>
telnet host <enter>

 

[notfred]

putty

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

how many features would you possibly need? just run telnet.exe.

 

[Nothinman]

PuTTY, because you can use ssh instead of telnet.

 

[vash]

PuTTY is great! Free is such a good thing! But why isn't telnet.exe any good? For everything telnet related, I don't need any other client. When it comes to SSH, PuTTY rocks.

vash

 

[JonTheBaller]

I've used SecureCRT and I like its interface a lot; the problem is it's 30-day shareware. I am looking for a program that can store my telnet connections, can handle ssh, can automate login, and can resize the screen (telnet can't do this, at least horizontally).

 

[spacelord]

TeraTerm is an oldy but a goody.

 

[nicowju]

Here's another vote for Putty. I've used SecureCRT too, and that's pretty good

EDIT: Link to Putty

 

[Sunner]

Another vote for Putty.